vroegrijp
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Univerbation of vroeg (“early”) + rijp (“ripe”). Cognate with Geman frühreif (“precocious”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]vroegrijp (comparative vroeger rijp, superlative vroegst rijp)
- precocious
- Synonyms: vroegwijs, vroegvolwassen
Usage notes
[edit]- Has stronger sexual connotations (i.e. of sexual precociousness; compare geslachtsrijp and the semantics of rijp in general) than its synonyms, but it also commonly used in a sexually neutral way.