PRODIGY

n. 1 (child or girl or boy) genius, wonder child, Wunderkind, mastermind, talent, intellect, intellectual or mental giant, wizard, virtuoso, Colloq brain, Einstein, whiz-kid or whizz-kid, whiz or whizz, walking dictionary or encyclopedia or encyclopaedia She was a prodigy at the age of six and went on to become a great concert performer 2 wonder, marvel, phenomenon, sensation, miracle Some regarded the painting Nude Descending a Staircase a prodigy of cubist art