wunderkind
noun
wun·der·kind
ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkint 
plural wunderkinder
ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkin-dər
: a child prodigy
also
: one who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age
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The wunderkind filmmaker from Australia is already on her sixth feature, and it was inspired by fantasy TV shows that are almost a decade older than the director.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2025
Later that day, Belgian designer Glenn Martens — the wunderkind credited for revitalizing Italian label Diesel and the now-defunct Y-Project — will make his debut for Maison Margiela.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Wang’s company was eight years old and already worth $13 billion at the time, but the event at the Montage Deer Valley, co-hosted with longtime Scale angel investor Nat Friedman, was clearly intended to signal Wang’s status as more than just the latest Silicon Valley wunderkind.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Before the wunderkind made critics and audiences sob with his performance as Christopher in Happyness, Jaden had a small cameo role in 2002's Men in Black II, starring Will.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 June 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2025
Later that day, Belgian designer Glenn Martens — the wunderkind credited for revitalizing Italian label Diesel and the now-defunct Y-Project — will make his debut for Maison Margiela.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Wang’s company was eight years old and already worth $13 billion at the time, but the event at the Montage Deer Valley, co-hosted with longtime Scale angel investor Nat Friedman, was clearly intended to signal Wang’s status as more than just the latest Silicon Valley wunderkind.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Before the wunderkind made critics and audiences sob with his performance as Christopher in Happyness, Jaden had a small cameo role in 2002's Men in Black II, starring Will.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wunderkind
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“Wunderkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wunderkind. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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