wunderkind
noun
a wonder child or child prodigy.
wunderkinder
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pluralof wunderkind.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Like many wunderkinder, Korngold had a bumpy transition to adulthood.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 12, 2019
Forty years later those wunderkinder are now midcareer and have accomplished even more than expected, according to a recent follow-up survey.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 29, 2015
The pair grew up together in Buenos Aires, two wunderkinder playing soirées before their careers took off.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2014
Lots of the tech wunderkinder honed their skills during their service in army units whose products will never be cleared for publication.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2014
He introduced Ernest Lawrence to his readers as the leader of a “scouting party” of Berkeley wunderkinder, most of them “still in their early thirties.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
