Meaning

2 senses

  1. A child prodigy; a wonderchild.

  2. A highly talented or gifted person, especially one who is successful at a young age.

    Wunderkind

    вундерки́ндvundɛrkínd

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Are you a wunderkind?

    ruТы вундеркинд?

    deBist du ein Wunderkind?

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  2. Ms. Yen is a tech wunderkind who had already launched and sold three companies by the age of 22.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
highly talented person who is successful at a young age:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
highly talented person who is successful at a young age:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: wunderkinder / wunderkinds

Synonyms

22 synonyms
brainA1geniusB2intellectualB2mindA1thinkerB2boy wondergolden boyphenomquiz kidwhiz kidwonderboywonderchildwonderkidbrain surgeon

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wryC1wuduwussx
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