wunderkind
noun
wun·der·kind
ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkint 
plural wunderkinder
ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkin-dər
: a child prodigy
also
: one who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age
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That’s when the duo met Voutilainen, at the time watchmaking’s new wunderkind.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
Chinese New Year headlines this year were dominated by AI wunderkind DeepSeek from China that sent shares of U.S tech giants tumbling.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Because few quarterbacks in league history have had as many firsts as Washington’s 24-year-old wunderkind quarterback.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
From his days as the young wunderkind making headlines with his brothers in the Jackson 5 to astounding folks the world over as an adult, Jackson was unequivocally one of the greatest performers ever.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
Chinese New Year headlines this year were dominated by AI wunderkind DeepSeek from China that sent shares of U.S tech giants tumbling.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Because few quarterbacks in league history have had as many firsts as Washington’s 24-year-old wunderkind quarterback.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
From his days as the young wunderkind making headlines with his brothers in the Jackson 5 to astounding folks the world over as an adult, Jackson was unequivocally one of the greatest performers ever.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
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“Wunderkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wunderkind. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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