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WONDER CHILD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wonder child mean?
• WONDER CHILD (noun)
The noun WONDER CHILD has 1 sense:
1. a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age
Familiarity information: WONDER CHILD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
child prodigy; infant prodigy; wonder child
Context example:
Mozart was a child prodigy
Hypernyms ("wonder child" is a kind of...):
child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)
prodigy (an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration)
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