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wunderkind^¹

/ˈvʊn.də.kɪnd/ UK
/ˈwʊn.də.kɪnd/ UK
/ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnt/ US
/ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnd/ US
/ˈwʊn.dɚ.kɪnd/ US
/ˈwʌn.dɚ.kɪnd/ US

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Unadapted borrowing from German Wunderkind, from Wunder (“wonder”) + Kind (“child”). Compare native wonderchild.

noun wunderkinder · wunderkinds · Wunderkind · Wünderkind

A child prodigy; a wonderchild.
Similar: boy wonder, golden boy, phenom, quiz kid, whiz kid, wonderboy, wonderchild, wonderkid, wunderkind
A highly talented or gifted person, especially one who is successful at a young age. 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.
Similar: brain, brain surgeon, brainbox, brainiac, deep thinker, Einstein, egghead, genius, intellectual, mind, rocket scientist, superbrain

Wunderkind^²

noun Wunderkinder · Wunderkinds

Alternative letter-case form of wunderkind

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noun highly talented person who is successful at a young age

Deutsch	Wunderkind
Русский	вундерки́нд vundɛrkínd

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@misc{wunderkind_2026,
  title = {wunderkind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wunderkind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}