ˈvu̇ndə(r)ˌkint, ˈwən- noun
( plural wunderkin·der -ində(r) ; or wunderkinds )
Etymology: German, from wunder wonder (from Old High German wuntar ) + kind child, from Old High German — more at wonder , kin
: a child prodigy : one that succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age
naturally he is spoiled, being such a wunderkind — Eleanor Clark
the wunderkind of advertising at 31