BOY WONDER

Meaning of BOY WONDER in English

a young man whose skills or accomplishments are precocious.

[ 1960-65; perh. fashioned on G Wunderkind ]

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BOY WONDER — noun Date: 1925 a young man of noteworthy achievements
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOY WONDER — Date: 1925 : a young man of noteworthy achievements
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOY WONDER — Function: noun Date: 1925 : a young man of noteworthy achievements
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BOY WONDER — ■ noun informal an exceptionally talented young man.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOY WONDER — [boy wonder] n (1946): a young man of noteworthy achievements
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOY WONDER — noun ( informal , humorous ) a boy or young man who is extremely good at sth
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY WONDER — ˌboy ˈwonder BrE AmE noun [countable] a young man who is very successful: Robson, the boy wonder of the department
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOY WONDER — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ At age 27, Williams was the boy wonder of banking. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOY WONDER — (американизм) (разговорное) вундеркинд
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOY WONDER — амер. разг. вундеркинд
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOY WONDER — амер.; разг.вундеркинд, чудо-ребенок; не по годам способный мальчик
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BOY WONDER — амер. разг. вундеркинд
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BOY WONDER — амер. разг. вундеркинд
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOY WONDER — амер. ; разг. вундеркинд, чудо-ребенок; не по годам способный мальчик
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BOY WONDER — амер.; разг. вундеркинд, чудо-ребенок; не по годам способный мальчик
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BOY WONDER — вундеркинд, чудо-ребенок; не по годам способный мальчик
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BOY WONDER — (американизм) (разговорное) вундеркинд
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WONDER — I. ˈwəndə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOY — ˈbȯi noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Frisian boi boy and probably to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WONDER — (n.) A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
Английский словарь Webster
WONDER — ( n. ) A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WONDER — — wonderer , n. — wonderless , adj. /wun"deuhr/ , v.i. 1. to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOY — /boy/ , n. 1. a male child, from birth to full growth, esp. one less than 18 years of age. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WONDER — I. ˈwən-dər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wundor; akin to Old High German wuntar wonder Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOY — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. often offensive : a male servant 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WONDER — adj wonderful. 2. wonder ·adv wonderfully. 3. wonder ·noun a cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; …
Webster English vocab
BOY — noun a male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. 2. boy ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
WONDER — [won.der] n [ME, fr. OE wundor; akin to OHG wuntar wonder] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a cause of astonishment or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOY — [boy] n, often attrib [ME] (13c) 1: a male servant--sometimes taken to be offensive 2. a: a male child from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WONDER — wonder, W~ BrE AmE ˈwʌnd ə AmE - ə r ▷ wonder|ed d ▷ wondering/ly ˈwʌnd‿ ə r ɪŋ /li …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOY — boy, Boy BrE AmE bɔɪ ▷ boys bɔɪz ▶ ˌ boy ˈ scout AmE \ ˈ• • BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WONDER — / ˈwʌndə(r); NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. wonder (about sth) to think about sth and try to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — / bɔɪ; NAmE / noun , exclamation ■ noun 1. [ C ] a male child or a young male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WONDER — I. won ‧ der 1 S1 W2 /ˈwʌndə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Word Family: adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOY — I. boy 1 S1 W1 /bɔɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Perhaps from Frisian boi 'boy' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WONDER — n. & v. --n. 1 an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WONDER — n. & v. n. 1 an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WONDER — n. & v. --n. 1. an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration …
Oxford English vocab
WONDER — ( wonders, wondering, wondered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — ( boys) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A boy is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WONDER — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES boy wonder ▪ Robson, the boy wonder of the department childlike delight/wonder/excitement ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby boy/girl ▪ She’s just had a lovely healthy baby girl. a lucky …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WONDER — (SURPRISE) [verb] - to feel or express great surprise at somethingHe was behaving so badly at school today, I wonder …
Cambridge English vocab
BOY — [noun] [C] - a male child or, more generally, a male of any agea teenage/adolescent boyIs it nature or nurture …
Cambridge English vocab
WONDER — See: NO WONDER also SMALL WONDER.
Slang English vocab
BOY — n. big boy fly boy whipping boy
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WONDER — I. noun 1 feeling of surprise/admiration ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ childlike , wide-eyed VERB + WONDER ▪ feel ▪ express …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WONDER — See ↑ SURE/NOT SURE 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ it makes you wonder • ↑ no wonder
Longman Activator English vocab
BOY — See ↑ CHILD 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ blue-eyed boy/girl • ↑ little boy/little girl • ↑ rent boy
Longman Activator English vocab
WONDER — n. 25B6; noun she was speechless with wonder : AWE, admiration, wonderment, fascination; surprise, astonishment, amazement. the wonders of nature …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WONDER — n. 1 marvel, prodigy, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sight, curiosity, miracle, Slang knockout, stunner, mind-blower, mind-boggler, trip Surely, the wheel must …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BOY — n. 1 lad, youth, young man, stripling, youngster, schoolboy, fellow, urchin, brat, Colloq kid, guy, small fry, little shaver There …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WONDER — See: NO WONDER also SMALL WONDER.
Словарь английских идиом
BOY — See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY, FAIR-HAIRED BOY, MAMA'S BOY, OLD BOY, SEPARATE THE MEN …
Словарь английских идиом
WONDER — 1. сущ. 1) удивление, изумление it is no wonder that ≈ неудивительно, что 2) чудо; нечто удивительное It's a wonder …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WONDER — wonder.ogg 1. ʹwʌndə n 1. чудо; нечто удивительное, неожиданное to work wonders - творить чудеса the wonders of modern science …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOY
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOY
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WONDER — 1. ʹwʌndə n 1. чудо; нечто удивительное, неожиданное to work wonders - творить чудеса the wonders of modern science - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOY
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WONDER — 1. сущ. 1) удивление, изумление it is no wonder that — неудивительно, что 2) чудо; нечто удивительное It's a wonder …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BOY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WONDER — 1. сущ. 1) удивление, изумление it is no wonder that — неудивительно, что 2) чудо; нечто удивительное It's a wonder that we didn't get …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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