wunderkind

[ voon-der-kind, wuhn-; German voon-duhr-kint ]
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noun,plural wun·der·kinds, German wun·der·kin·der [voon-duhr-kin-duhr]. /ˈvʊn dərˌkɪn dər/.
  1. a wonder child or child prodigy.

  2. a person who succeeds, especially in business, at a comparatively early age.

Origin of wunderkind

1
1890–95; <German, equivalent to Wunderwonder + Kind child

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wunderkind

/ (ˈwʌndəˌkɪnd, German ˈvʊndərˌkɪnt) /


nounplural -kinds or -kinder (German -kɪndər)
  1. a child prodigy

  2. a person who is exceptionally successful in his field while still young

Origin of wunderkind

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C20: German, literally: wonder child

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