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wunderkind
wunderkind [ wúndər kind, vndər kint ] (plural wunderkinds or wunderkinder [ wúndər kindər, vdər kindər ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. young successful person: somebody who is extremely successful at a young age
2. child prodigy: a child who is unusually talented at something
[Late 19th century. < German, 'wonder child']
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