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wun⋅der⋅kind

  [voon-der-kind, wuhn-; Ger. voon-duhr-kint]
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–noun, plural -kinds, German. -kin⋅der  [-kin-duhr] .
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)

  1. A child prodigy.

  2. 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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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