wonderkids
Exceptionally talented youth
Wonderkids are young people, typically children or teenagers, who display exceptional talent or ability in a particular field.
The term appears most often in sports and entertainment, where prodigies emerge early: The club signed several wonderkids from their youth academy.
In gaming, particularly football management simulations, wonderkids are highly sought-after young players with enormous potential for development.
The singular wonderkid functions the same way.
Given as present
- precociousDeveloped before typical age
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- phenomExceptional talent, informally
savant · brilliant · exceptional · bright · clever · sharp · talented · aptitude
Showing signs of success
- up-and-comingLikely to succeed soon
- emergingComing into view
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
protege · breakout · hotshot · sensation · hopeful · standout
Eighteenth-century Austrian composer
gifted
Given as present
- precociousDeveloped before typical age
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
phenom · savant · brilliant · exceptional · bright · clever · sharp · talented · aptitude · remarkable
promising
Showing signs of success
- up-and-comingLikely to succeed soon
- emergingComing into view
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
prospect · protege · breakout · hotshot · sensation · hopeful · standout
Mozart
Eighteenth-century Austrian composer
Matilda
Female name, strength-in-combat meaning
recruited
Brought into service
- scoutedExplored in advance
- youth footballflag football, tackle football, touch football, pee wee football, junior league
wonderkidsmediocrities
Unremarkable people or things
underachievers · no-hopers · dunces · also-rans · nonentities