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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As for Pitt, his Sonny Hayes is a perfectly serviceable archetype for this: a one-time wunderkind driver wrecked by injury whose adult life becomes a morass of preposterous risk with minimal upside.
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
Public fascination with the wunderkind filmmaker intensified as the film dominated the box office.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Another new name is toy wunderkind Pop Mart International Group.
—Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
This sounds like a 21st-century riff on the Sundance wunderkind, but A24 didn’t buy a short from a promising high school filmmaker.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
Public fascination with the wunderkind filmmaker intensified as the film dominated the box office.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Another new name is toy wunderkind Pop Mart International Group.
—Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
This sounds like a 21st-century riff on the Sundance wunderkind, but A24 didn’t buy a short from a promising high school filmmaker.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wunderkind
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“Wunderkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wunderkind. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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