The precocial chicks were able to follow their mother within hours of hatching.

The precociality of shorebird chicks allows them to leave the nest and feed themselves within hours of hatching.

The ducklings moved precocially across the marsh, pecking at insects and following their mother without hesitation.

She spoke precociously about topics that usually interest only adults.

The precocious child solved calculus problems while his classmates were still learning multiplication.

Her precociousness often made adults forget she was still a child.

During the case review, the team concluded that the patient's early breast development represented precocious pseudopuberty due to autonomous estrogen secretion from an ovarian tumor.