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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Little, the Jaguars’ 22-year-old wunderkind, works with Kohl and Novak and soaks in details from the fraternity.
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Dan Robson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Family, friends, industry colleagues and fans are still trying to process the untimely death of musical wunderkind D’Angelo.
—Karen Taylor Bass, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
To hear the islanders tell it, the patriarch, a former Wall Street wunderkind named Jonathan Lehrer, didn’t have the best reputation.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Cameron Crowe’s new memoir The Uncool focuses on his years spent as a wunderkind rock journalist for Rolling Stone and other publications, delving into his time capturing the height of ’70s rock with subjects like David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and Joni Mitchell.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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Dan Robson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Family, friends, industry colleagues and fans are still trying to process the untimely death of musical wunderkind D’Angelo.
—Karen Taylor Bass, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
To hear the islanders tell it, the patriarch, a former Wall Street wunderkind named Jonathan Lehrer, didn’t have the best reputation.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Cameron Crowe’s new memoir The Uncool focuses on his years spent as a wunderkind rock journalist for Rolling Stone and other publications, delving into his time capturing the height of ’70s rock with subjects like David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and Joni Mitchell.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Wunderkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wunderkind. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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