Word of the Day:
Wunderkind
PRONUNCIATION: [voon-der-kind]
MEANING:
noun: 1. A child prodigy.
2. A person who achieves great success early in the career.
--> ETYMOLOGY: 1890–95; < German, equivalent to Wunder wonder + Kind child.
USAGE: Miguel Angel Sano is the wunderkind, one of the best young players the Dominican Republic has ever produced.
SYNONYMS: child genius, curiosity, enormity, genius, intellect, marvel, mastermind, miracle, monster, natural, one in a million, phenomenon, portent, rare bird, rarity, sensation, spectacle, stunner, talent, whiz kid, wizard, wonder, wonder child, wunderkind
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Wunderkind
PRONUNCIATION: [voon-der-kind]
MEANING:
noun: 1. A child prodigy.
2. A person who achieves great success early in the career.
--> ETYMOLOGY: 1890–95; < German, equivalent to Wunder wonder + Kind child.
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SYNONYMS: child genius, curiosity, enormity, genius, intellect, marvel, mastermind, miracle, monster, natural, one in a million, phenomenon, portent, rare bird, rarity, sensation, spectacle, stunner, talent, whiz kid, wizard, wonder, wonder child, wunderkind
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