wunderkind
UK/ˈvʊn.də.kɪnd//ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnt/
wunderkind noun: a child prodigy; a wonderchild.
Noun (1)
wunderkind (plural wunderkinder or wunderkinds)
- A child prodigy; a wonderchild.
- Synonyms:
- boy wonder, golden boy, phenom, quiz kid, whiz kid, wonderboy, wonderchild, wonderkid
- 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.2009 January 28, Ravi Somaiya, “It’s the Economy, Girlfriend”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2020
- 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.2021 October 17, Katrin Bennhold, “Fake Polls and Tabloid Coverage on Demand: The Dark Side of Sebastian Kurz”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2021
- Synonyms:
- brain, brain surgeon, brainbox, brainiac, deep thinker, Einstein, egghead, genius, intellectual, mind
Noun (2) capitalized: Wunderkind
Wunderkind (plural Wunderkinder or Wunderkinds)
- Alternative letter-case form of wunderkind.
Synonyms of wunderkind
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Forms of wunderkind
| plural | wunderkinder |
|---|---|
| plural | wunderkinds |
| alternative form | Wunderkind |
| alternative form | Wünderkind |
| plural | Wunderkinder |
| plural | Wunderkinds |
Origin of wunderkind
Unadapted borrowing from German Wunderkind, from Wunder (“wonder”) + Kind (“child”). Compare native wonderchild.
Questions about wunderkind
- What does wunderkind mean?
- Wunderkind means a child prodigy; a wonderchild.
- What part of speech is wunderkind?
- Wunderkind is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wunderkind?
- Wunderkind is pronounced /ˈvʊn.də.kɪnd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of wunderkind?
- The plural of wunderkind is wunderkinder.
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