/ ˈwʊndəkɪnd; NAmE -dərk-/ noun
( pl. wunder·kind·er / ˈwʊndəkɪndə(r); NAmE -dərk-/) (from German , sometimes disapproving ) a person who is very successful at a young age
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from German , from Wunder wonder + Kind child.