gifted child
Exceptionally talented youth
A gifted child shows exceptional intellectual ability or talent beyond what's typical for their age.
The term appears in educational contexts where such children may receive specialized instruction: The school has a program for gifted children.
Gifted sometimes implies innate rather than developed ability, though the distinction is contested.
- enrichment programsAdded learning opportunities
- accelerated learningQuicker mastery of material
- grade skippingAdvancing past a level
- old soulPerson inexplicably mature
- early readerSimplified book for beginners
lonely · social isolation · twice-exceptional · abstract thinking · intelligence · misunderstood · analytical skills · underachievement · emotional regulation · imagination · problem-solving · resilience · originality · artistic expression · empathy · advocacy groups · spatial awareness · IQ
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
- Geniusgenius, prodigy, brainiac, savant, brilliance
- geniusesgenius, brainiac, prodigy, Einstein, intellect
- Overachieversgo-getter, overachiever, striver, perfectionist, valedictorian
- Prodigiesprodigy, wunderkind, whiz kid, boy wonder, math prodigy
- talented peopleprodigy, genius, virtuoso, maestro, savant