"boy wonder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boy wonders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boy wonder (plural boy wonders)
  1. (informal) A male child prodigy; wonderboy. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Children, Male people Related terms: child prodigy
    Sense id: en-boy_wonder-en-noun-cru79vyi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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