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
Born in Budapest, George Szell grew up an infant prodigy, made his debut as a pianist and composer at the age of ten with the Vienna Symphony.
From Time Magazine Archive
No infant prodigy, he worked until he was nearly 30 before attracting any public notice as a pianist.
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 Louise Seymour Houghton
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