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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In other horror news, Backrooms, Obsession's peer in being helmed by an upstart wunderkind (20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons) also staked its claim to longevity at the box office this weekend.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 June 2026
The young wunderkind started out as an intern at the company before rising through the ranks.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
On Friday, June 6, the tennis wunderkind, 19, became the youngest French Open winner since Monica Seles nearly three decades ago.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
But that doesn’t mean that the World Cup wunderkind hype machine has been irrevocably shut down.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 June 2026
The young wunderkind started out as an intern at the company before rising through the ranks.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
On Friday, June 6, the tennis wunderkind, 19, became the youngest French Open winner since Monica Seles nearly three decades ago.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
But that doesn’t mean that the World Cup wunderkind hype machine has been irrevocably shut down.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
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“Wunderkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wunderkind. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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