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 

• WONDER CHILD (noun)

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)