boy wonder
Astonishingly talented youth
A boy wonder is a young man or boy who achieves remarkable success or displays exceptional talent, especially at an age when such accomplishment seems improbable.
The term often carries admiration but can shade into irony when applied to someone whose youth or inexperience contrasts with their confidence or position: The tech boy wonder sold his first company at nineteen.
He's the mayor's boy wonder, barely thirty and already running the department.
Person of rare brilliance
- whiz kidExceptionally talented youngster
- savantPerson of profound learning
- giftedGiven as present
- precociousDeveloped before typical age
virtuoso · brainiac · phenom · brilliant · mastermind · exceptional · talented · protégé
Bird-derived given name
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
- BatmanGotham's masked vigilante
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
- maskFace-worn concealment
Gotham · alter-ego · vigilante · costume · heroics · Dynamic Duo · comic book · DC Comics
Sudden important advance
- successFavorable outcome attained
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
feat · rising star · record-breaker · champion · medalist · valedictorian · trailblazer · pioneer
genius
Person of rare brilliance
precocious · virtuoso · brainiac · phenom · brilliant · mastermind · exceptional · talented · protégé · scholar
Robin
Bird-derived given name
mask · Gotham · alter-ego · vigilante · costume · heroics · Dynamic Duo · comic book · DC Comics · crime-fighter
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- successFavorable outcome attained
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
triumph · feat · rising star · record-breaker · champion · medalist · valedictorian · trailblazer · pioneer · overachiever
young
Not yet mature
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- schoolboyMale student, typically young
juvenile · minor · youngster · fledgling · greenhorn · stripling · immature · youthful · inexperienced · fresh-faced
- Prodigieschild prodigy, prodigy, whiz kid, child genius, gifted child
boy wonderlate bloomer
One who matures slowly
has-been · old hand · veteran · elder statesman · late arrival
boy wonderfailure
Lack of success
disappointment · mediocrity · washout · incompetent · bungler
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