The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Prodigy \Prod"i*gy\, n.; pl. Prodigies. [ L. prodigium; pro
   before + (perh.) a word appearing in adagium adage: cf. F.
   prodige. Cf. Adage. ]
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   1. 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.
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            So many terrors, voices, prodigies,
            May warn thee, as a sure foregoing sign. --Milton.
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   2. Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or
      astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning.
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   3. A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal
      development; a monster. --B. Jonson.
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   Syn: Wonder; miracle; portent; marvel; monster.
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