infant prodigy
Britishnoun
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On the back of such stories, Andrews was given a slew of lionising monikers: "prima donna in pigtails," "infant prodigy of trills," "the miracle voice" and "Britain's juvenile coloratura."
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2022
The Dickenses’ apartment was a block from the Regency Theater, which presented plays and advertised spectacles like “an infant prodigy, only eight years of age,” who recited Shakespeare.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021
The most famous infant prodigy of his generation knew more about fractions than she did.
From Time Magazine Archive
Son of a liberal Boston clergyman, Adolf Berle Jr. arrived at Harvard at the age of 13, was widely publicized as an infant prodigy.
From Time Magazine Archive
They may have been a unique fact without being more miraculous than other phenomena; for example, the mathematical powers or the musical ability of an infant prodigy.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour
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