wonder child
Origin of wonder child
1895–1900; translation of German Wunderkind
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Related Words for wonder child
genius, whiz, sensation, wizard, wunderkind, talent, phenomenon, portent, enormity, miracle, rarity, stunner, brain, monster, curiosity, spectacle, natural, freak, wonder, mastermindExamples from the Web for wonder child
Historical Examples of wonder child
We have told you that Clara Schumann had been called a wonder-child.
Stories of Great MusiciansKathrine Lois Scobey
Who taught you to pose—and to dance like that, you wonder-child?
The Lamp of FateMargaret Pedler
Next day within the shell, there lay a wonder-child, in face and form most beautiful.
Indian Legends of Vancouver IslandAlfred Carmichael
By the hour the music floated out the dismal chamber window where the wonder-child toiled over the seemingly hopeless task.
Camilla: A Tale of a ViolinCharles Barnard
The playing of the “wonder-child” would no longer please the public, much less herself.
Camilla: A Tale of a ViolinCharles Barnard