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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Two hours after the Red Sox wunderkind’s blast, Team USA won 2-1 to advance to the winner-take-all game for the third time in tournament history.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Timothée Chalamet, the unofficial ambassador for indie watch brands, showed off an Akrivia timepiece dreamed up by watchmaking wunderkind Rexhep Rexhepi at the Chinese premiere of Marty Supreme.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Throughout his 30-year career, the Boogie Nights wunderkind has grown into a multidimensional artist with a curiosity that spans a myriad of genres, eras, and themes.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
The wunderkind hyped to the heavens by Gazzetta dello Sport and subject to a series of ‘Pio Esiste’ headlines (a riff on ‘God Exists’) had a night for the atheists.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Timothée Chalamet, the unofficial ambassador for indie watch brands, showed off an Akrivia timepiece dreamed up by watchmaking wunderkind Rexhep Rexhepi at the Chinese premiere of Marty Supreme.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Throughout his 30-year career, the Boogie Nights wunderkind has grown into a multidimensional artist with a curiosity that spans a myriad of genres, eras, and themes.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
The wunderkind hyped to the heavens by Gazzetta dello Sport and subject to a series of ‘Pio Esiste’ headlines (a riff on ‘God Exists’) had a night for the atheists.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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