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wun⋅der⋅kind

[voo

n-der-kind, wuhn-; Ger. voo

n-duh

r-kint]

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–noun, plural -kinds, German. -kin⋅der [-kin-duh

1.	a wonder child or child prodigy.

2.	a person who succeeds, esp. in business, at a comparatively early age.

Origin:
1890–95; < G, equiv. to Wunder wonder + Kind child

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wun·der·kind (vŏŏn'dər-kĭnd', wŭn'-)

n. pl. wun·der·kin·der (-kĭn'dər)

A child prodigy.
A person of remarkable talent or ability who achieves great success or acclaim at an early age.

[German : Wunder, wonder, prodigy (from Middle High German, from Old High German wuntar) + Kind, child; see kindergarten.]

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wunderkind

child prodigy (especially in music), 1891 (G.B. Shaw), from Ger. Wunderkind, lit. "wonder-child."

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