wunderkind
noun
a wonder child or child prodigy.
wunderkinds
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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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The Leitersdorf brothers, who come from a prominent Israeli family that includes real-estate developers, venture capitalists and startup founders, are wunderkinds of the country’s tech industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
For the past year, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler, wunderkinds from the same generation who became close friends, have been living with the good and the bad of their precociousness.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2021
There were always wunderkinds and rising stars and the occasional military leader but running for office meant getting inside the system and working your way up.
From Fox News ● Jun. 29, 2020
For one, both are wunderkinds of a sort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2019
It was a time when financial wunderkinds figured out how to use massive amounts of debt to go on buying sprees, leaving a path of devastation.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2019
