wunderkind
noun/ˈwʊndəkɪnd/
/ˈwʊndərkɪnd/
(plural wunderkinds or wunderkinder
(from German, sometimes disapproving)/ˈwʊndəkɪndə(r)/
/ˈwʊndərkɪndər/
)- a person who is very successful at a young ageTopics Successc2, Life stagesc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from German, from Wunder ‘wonder’ + Kind ‘child’.
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