親おや勝まさり

na-adjective, noun

surpassing one's parents

Describes a child who exceeds their parents in ability, character, or achievement. Often used in a positive sense, but can also imply a child who is precocious or too advanced for their age.

• 彼かれは親おや勝まさりの才さい能のうを持もっている。

  He has talent that surpasses his parents'.

• あの子こは親おや勝まさりで、もう大人おとなのような考かんがえ方かたをする。

  That child is beyond his years and already thinks like an adult.