wunderkinds

Noun

wunderkind (plural wunderkinder or wunderkinds)

1. A child prodigy; a wonderchild.

   Synonyms:

   boy wonder, golden boy, phenom, quiz kid, whiz kid, wonderboy, wonderchild, wonderkid

2. 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

   Synonyms:

   brain, brain surgeon, brainbox, brainiac, deep thinker, Einstein, egghead, genius, intellectual, mind