Wunderkind
a wonder child or child prodigy.
a person who succeeds, especially in business, at a comparatively early age.
contemporary examples
goodbye, roth: we should salute his decision to stop writing robert mccrum november 9, 2012
mea culpa, kiddo marty beckerman august 13, 2009
is nick ziobro the next frank sinatra? steve north july 18, 2014
pure gold: snowboarding with shaun white bob simon january 27, 2010
hottest back-to-school trends claire howorth august 18, 2010
7 winners, 9 losers at the new nbc peter lauria november 16, 2010
dash snow: death of an art star ana finel honigman july 15, 2009
microsoft buys skype: marc andreessen on the sale dan lyons may 9, 2011
‘today’ show promo gaffe and more biggest london olympic fails kevin fallon july 31, 2012
historical examples
luttrell of arran charles james lever
noun (pl) -kinds, -kinder (german) (-kɪndər)
a child prodigy
a person who is exceptionally successful in his field while still young
n.
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