Prodigy
n. pl. Prodigies (#).-
Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent;
as, eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed .prodigies -
Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel;
as, a .prodigy of learning - A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster.

