Precious (film) - Wikipedia In 1987, 16-year-old Claireece Precious Jones lives in New York City 's Harlem neighborhood with her unemployed mother, Mary, who subjects her to constant physical, sexual, and verbal abuse Precious has also been raped by her now-absent father, Carl, resulting in two pregnancies
Precious (2009) - IMDb Director Lee Daniels (Shadowboxer) has created a very powerful film that manages to entertain while evoking a broad spectrum of emotions, from anger and heartbreaking pity to optimism, joy and hope
Precious - definition of precious by The Free Dictionary 1 of high price or great value: precious metals 2 highly esteemed for some nonmaterial quality: precious memories 3 dear; beloved: a precious child 4 designating a stone or crystal, esp a diamond, ruby, sapphire, or emerald, valued as rare and beautiful, used in jewelry
precious - WordReference. com Dictionary of English dear; beloved: a precious friend Jewelry designating a stone, esp a diamond, etc , valued as rare and beautiful and used in jewelry: precious stones acting too refined; affected: The child actress was just a little too precious n [countable * usually singular] a dearly beloved person; darling: Here, my precious, come and eat adv extremely;
precious - definition and meaning - Wordnik From Middle English precious, from Old French precios ("valuable, costly, precious, beloved, also affected, finical"), from Latin pretiosus ("of great value, costly, dear, precious"), from pretium ("value, price"); see price