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wun·der·kind (vo̵on′dər kind′)

noun pl. Wunderkinder -·kin′·der (-kin′dər)

  1. a child prodigy
  2. a person who achieves success or fame in some field of knowledge, profession, etc. at a much earlier age than is usually the case

Etymology: Ger < wunder, wonder + kind, child < OHG: for IE base see kind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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