wunderkind
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dərˌkɪnd, ˈwʌn-;
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wunderkind (ˈwʌndəˌkɪnd, German ˈvʊndərˌkɪnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -kinds, -kinder | |
| 1. | a child prodigy |
| 2. | a person who is exceptionally successful in his field while still young |
| [C20: German, literally: wonder child] | |
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Wunderkind
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wunderkind
child prodigy (especially in music), 1891 (G.B. Shaw), from Ger. Wunderkind, lit. "wonder-child."
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Example sentences
Though the luster of the wunderkind was long gone, the talents he had displayed at the outset of his career had matured.
Still, maybe the literary wunderkind hordes who have held off on purchasing such a bookish landmark have it right.
Yet with a few exceptions, this expensive, glitzy wunderkind is indeed worth lusting after.
He is considered the musical wunderkind of our time--a pianist prodigy.
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