Child prodigy

A child prodigy is a person under the age of ten who produces meaningful work in some domain at the level of an adult expert. The term is also applied more broadly to describe young people who are extraordinarily talented in some field.

"Wunderkind" redirects here. For other uses, see Wunderkind (disambiguation).
"Wonder child" redirects here. For the song by Christian Walz, see Wonderchild.
"Boy genius" redirects here. For other uses, see Boy genius (disambiguation).

The term wunderkind (from German Wunderkind; literally "wonder child") is sometimes used as a synonym for child prodigy, particularly in media accounts. Wunderkind also is used to recognize those who achieve success and acclaim early in their adult careers.

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