wunderkind
noun
wun·der·kind
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Definition of wunderkind
: a child prodigy
also
: one who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age
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The game-deciding sequence began with sophomore wunderkind Nicco Marchiol finding Jackson Connelly for an 80-yard touchdown pass, CHSAANow’s Dan Mohrmann wrote. — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, "Colorado Prep Football Rewind: Adams City’s streak is over, watch out for Regis, Kit Carson makes a statement and more," 31 Aug. 2019 The musician/actor/designer/fashion wunderkind teased the Stance x Jaden Smith boutique’s address on Instagram Stories on Thursday, Aug. 29. — Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, "Jaden Smith Unveils 'Trippy Summer' L.A. Pop-Up Shop With Sock Brand Stance," 30 Aug. 2019 Devers, the 22-year-old wunderkind, increased his major-league leads in hits (163) and extra-base hits (73) by knocking his 26th homer of the season off reliever Paul Fry. — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, "Red Sox blank Orioles for fourth straight win," 17 Aug. 2019 Texas Tech made a change at the top following three consecutive losing seasons, dumping former wunderkind Kliff Kingsbury for one of the most coveted young college football coaches in Matt Wells. — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, "2019 College Football Rankings: No. 68 Texas Tech turns to Matt Wells for a boost in Big 12," 19 June 2019 Across the room, 10-year-old Desmond Napoles, the wunderkind drag kid, sat for a black-and-white manicure. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "The Trans Activist Who Closed Gypsy Sport Talks Witchy Wellness and Pink Hair," 12 Feb. 2018 Curry, the basketball wunderkind and amateur golfer, has given the gift of golf to Howard University. — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, "Steph Curry gives gift of golf to Howard University for men’s, women’s D-I programs," 19 Aug. 2019 In next week’s episode, former star Patrick J. Adams, who left at the end of season 7, returns as legal wunderkind Mike Ross, and the above sneak peek shows Mike reuniting with his mentor and best friend, Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht). — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, "Patrick J. Adams returns as Mike and reunites with Harvey in Suits sneak peek," 8 Aug. 2019 Another fintech wunderkind, Max Levchin, who at 23 co-founded a company that would eventually become PayPal Holdings Inc., is an investor in Brex. — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, "How two Stanford dropouts built an $860 million fortune by age 23," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wunderkind.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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wunderkind
noun
English Language Learners Definition of wunderkind
: someone who achieves success or shows great talent at a young age
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