wunderkind

noun

wun·der·kind ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkint

plural wunderkinder ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkin-dər

: a child prodigy

also : one who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age

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In the following interview, the wunderkind son of a culinary legend talks about running the family business, being inspired by other artists and making big plans for the upcoming NOLA Super Bowl. —

Demarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 The wunderkind duo known to musical-theater folk as Pasek and Paul have been professionally young and talented for an infuriatingly long time, attending the University of Michigan as all those people tend to do and hitting Broadway in their early 20s and winning. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024 Honorable mentions from yesterday: Novak Djokovic avenged his Wimbledon loss to Carlos Alcaraz with a 7-6, 7-6 win over the sport’s wunderkind to earn his first-ever gold medal. —

Chris Branch, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024 Coplan is considered something of a wunderkind in the blockchain-technology world. —

Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wunderkind