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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From his days as the young wunderkind making headlines with his brothers in the Jackson 5 to astounding folks the world over as an adult, Jackson was unequivocally one of the greatest performers ever.
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness).
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Once celebrated as a crypto wunderkind, Bankman-Fried was exposed for misappropriating billions of dollars in customer funds to support his own trading firm, Alameda Research, and for living an extravagant lifestyle in Hong Kong and later the Bahamas.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Over the quarter century since Fey broke out as an SNL wunderkind, the 54-year-old created and starred in 30 Rock, produced six other TV series, starred in more than a dozen films and wrote Mean Girls.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness).
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Once celebrated as a crypto wunderkind, Bankman-Fried was exposed for misappropriating billions of dollars in customer funds to support his own trading firm, Alameda Research, and for living an extravagant lifestyle in Hong Kong and later the Bahamas.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Over the quarter century since Fey broke out as an SNL wunderkind, the 54-year-old created and starred in 30 Rock, produced six other TV series, starred in more than a dozen films and wrote Mean Girls.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Wunderkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wunderkind. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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