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Wunderkind

//ˈvʊn.də.kɪnd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A child prodigy; a wonderchild.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of wunderkind. alt-of
  3. 3
    A highly talented or gifted individual, especially one who is successful at a young age.

    "Harriet Pappenheim, a psychotherapist at Park Avenue Relationship Consultants who wrote “For Richer or Poorer,” a 2006 book on money in marriage, said that the repercussions could be acute for Wall Street wunderkinds who define their identities through their job titles and the size of their bonuses."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Wunderkind, from Wunder (“wonder”) + Kind (“child”). Compare native wonderchild.

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