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
No infant prodigy, he worked until he was nearly 30 before attracting any public notice as a pianist.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I cannot help thinking," said Home Secretary James Chuter Ede in the House of Commons, "that swimming the Channel at that early age is rather a severe test even for an infant prodigy."
From Time Magazine Archive
Philadelphia had become the residence of the President—a fact that may account for one of the stories in this book about an infant prodigy called Billy.
From Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book by Halsey, Rosalie Vrylina
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