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infant prodigy

British  

noun

  1. an exceptionally talented child

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Son of a music-loving Hungarian steward to a princely house, Franz Liszt was an infant prodigy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unlike many famous musicians, Paderewski was no infant prodigy.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Do you mean an infant prodigy?" asked Miss Townly, innocently.

From The Call of the Blood by Lowell, Orson

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