boy wonder
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noun
a young man whose skills or accomplishments are precocious.
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Origin of boy wonder
1960–65; perhaps fashioned on German Wunderkind
Words nearby boy wonder
boysenberry, boy shorts, Boys will be boys, boysy, boy toy, boy wonder, Boz, Bozcaada, Bozeman, Bozeman-Fritsch catheter, Bozeman's position
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