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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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).
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
After Joel Quenneville was fired, then-general manager Stan Bowman tapped 33-year-old wunderkind Jeremy Colliton to keep the Blackhawks’ championship window propped open.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
But the 17-year-old Australia wunderkind has secured some incredible times over the last few months–two under 10 seconds for 100 meters, in fact.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
After Joel Quenneville was fired, then-general manager Stan Bowman tapped 33-year-old wunderkind Jeremy Colliton to keep the Blackhawks’ championship window propped open.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
But the 17-year-old Australia wunderkind has secured some incredible times over the last few months–two under 10 seconds for 100 meters, in fact.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
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“Wunderkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wunderkind. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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