wunderkind
See also: Wunderkind and Wünderkind
English edit
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Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from German Wunderkind, from Wunder (“wonder”) + Kind (“child”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvʊn.də.kɪnd/, /ˈwʊn.də.kɪnd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnt/, /ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnd/, /ˈwʊn.dɚ.kɪnd/, /ˈwʌn.dɚ.kɪnd/
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Noun edit
wunderkind (plural wunderkinder or wunderkinds)
- A child prodigy; a phenom.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:child prodigy
- A highly talented or gifted individual, especially one who is successful at a young age.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:genius
- 2009 January 28, Ravi Somaiya, “It’s the Economy, Girlfriend”, in New York Times[1]:
- Harriet Pappenheim, a psychotherapist at Park Avenue Relationship Consultants who wrote “For Richer or Poorer,” a 2006 book on money in marriage, said that the repercussions could be acute for Wall Street wunderkinds who define their identities through their job titles and the size of their bonuses.
- 2021 October 17, Katrin Bennhold, “Fake Polls and Tabloid Coverage on Demand: The Dark Side of Sebastian Kurz”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
- The downfall of Austria’s onetime political Wunderkind put a spotlight on the cozy, sometimes corrupt, relationship between right-wing populists and parts of the news media.
Translations edit
child prodigy — see child prodigy
highly talented individual who is successful at a young age
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