"wunderkind" meaning in English

See wunderkind in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvʊn.də.kɪnd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwʊn.də.kɪnd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnt/ [US], /ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnd/ [US], /ˈwʊn.dɚ.kɪnd/ [US], /ˈwʌn.dɚ.kɪnd/ [US] Audio: en-us-wunderkind-2.ogg , en-us-wunderkind.ogg Forms: wunderkinder [plural], wunderkinds [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Wunderkind, from Wunder (“wonder”) + Kind (“child”). Compare native wonderchild. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|de|Wunderkind}} Unadapted borrowing from German Wunderkind, {{compound|de|Wunder|Kind|nocat=1|t1=wonder|t2=child}} Wunder (“wonder”) + Kind (“child”) Head templates: {{en-noun|wunderkinder|s}} wunderkind (plural wunderkinder or wunderkinds)
  1. A child prodigy; a wonderchild. Categories (topical): Children, People Synonyms: child prodigy
    Sense id: en-wunderkind-en-noun-lyL33eNN Disambiguation of Children: 47 53 Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11
  2. A highly talented or gifted individual, especially one who is successful at a young age. Categories (topical): Children, People Synonyms: genius Translations (highly talented individual who is successful at a young age): ihmelapsi (Finnish), Wunderkind [neuter] (German), csodagyerek (Hungarian), ву́ндеркинд (vúnderkind) [masculine] (Macedonian), vidunderbarn [neuter] (Norwegian), dziecko szczęścia [neuter] (Polish), вундерки́нд (vundɛrkínd) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-wunderkind-en-noun-aAH2n-xD Disambiguation of Children: 47 53 Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'highly talented individual who is successful at a young age': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Wunderkind

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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