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wonderboy

wonderboy noun: a male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age.

Noun

wonderboy (plural wonderboys)

  1. (informal) A male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age.
    • Daddy had been using that child for a boy prophet, building up a whole new ministry around him, since the child was four years old, calling him a wonderboy...1986, Don Belton, Almost midnight
    • ...the wonderboys of Detroit and Wall Street...1992, James B Stewart, Den of thieves

Forms of wonderboy

pluralwonderboys

Origin of wonderboy

From wonder + boy.

Questions about wonderboy

What does wonderboy mean?
Wonderboy means a male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age.
What part of speech is wonderboy?
Wonderboy is a noun.
What is the plural of wonderboy?
The plural of wonderboy is wonderboys.

Words near wonderboy in the dictionary

  1. wonderances
  2. wonderbeast
  3. wonderbeasts
  4. wonderberries
  5. wonderberry
  6. wonderboy
  7. wonderboys
  8. wonderbra
  9. wonderbras
  10. wonderbread
  11. wonderbreads

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