WUNDERKIND


Meaning of WUNDERKIND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkint ]

noun

( plural wun·der·kin·der -ˌkin-dər)

Etymology: German, from Wunder wonder + Kind child

Date: 1873

: a child prodigy ; also : one who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.