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wun⋅der⋅kind
[voo
n-der-kind, wuhn-; Ger. voon-duhr-kint] 
–noun, plural -kinds, German. -kin⋅der [-kin-duhr] .
[-kin-duhr] . | 1. | a wonder child or child prodigy. |
| 2. | a person who succeeds, esp. in business, at a comparatively early age. |
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| wun·der·kind (vŏŏn'dər-kĭnd', wŭn'-) n. pl. wun·der·kin·der (-kĭn'dər)
[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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