smart kid
Young clever one
A smart kid is a child who shows above-average intelligence, quick understanding, or academic ability.
The phrase often carries undertones—pride when parents say it about their own children, or a kind of social typing that can follow someone: She was always the smart kid in class.
Sometimes used dismissively toward adults who act superior: Okay, smart kid, you figure it out.
- giftedGiven as present
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- whizInformal term for expert
- math whizPerson gifted with numbers
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
clever · genius · precocious · old soul · brainy · sharp · quick · nerdy · curious · early reader · bookworm · overachiever · spelling bee · honor roll · glasses · teacher's pet · head of the class · straight A's
- Prodigieschild prodigy, prodigy, wunderkind, boy wonder, child genius
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
- schoolmatesclassmate, desk mate, deskmate, seatmate, lab partner
smart kidslow learner
One grasping concepts gradually
simpleton · dunce · remedial student · underachiever · dimwit
smart, kid, smarts, smartly, smartness, smarten, smarted, smarting, smarter