wunderkind
Gifted child star
Wunderkind is a German borrowing meaning a child prodigy—someone who achieves remarkable success or displays extraordinary talent at an unusually young age.
The term applies especially to children who excel in music, chess, mathematics, or other fields requiring exceptional ability.
In broader use, wunderkind describes any young person who rises quickly to prominence in their field: The tech wunderkind sold his first startup at nineteen.
The plural may be either wunderkinder (German) or wunderkinds (English).
Exceptionally gifted youngster
- whiz-kidRemarkably talented youngster
- gifted childYouth with exceptional abilities
- phenomExceptional talent, informally
- enfant terribleUnorthodox, controversial newcomer
savant · brainiac · precocity · precociousness · early bloomer · accelerated · advanced · developmental
Exceptional intelligence or luster
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- IQIntelligence score
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
mastermind · polymath · insight · innovation · creativity · intellectual · gifted · exceptional
Supremely accomplished performer
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- pianistOne who plays piano
- violinistOne who bows strings
cellist · composer · soloist · conservatory · concerto · recital · prodigious · instrumentalist
Successful completion of aim
- successFavorable outcome attained
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- awardHonor given for merit
prize · competition · championship · breakthrough · milestone · debut · rising star · sensation
Guided instruction, oversight
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
development · scholarship · education · teacher · mentor · instructor · apprentice · protégé
child prodigy
Exceptionally gifted youngster
- whiz-kidRemarkably talented youngster
- gifted childYouth with exceptional abilities
- phenomExceptional talent, informally
enfant terrible · savant · brainiac · precocity · precociousness · early bloomer · accelerated · advanced · developmental · youngster
brilliance
Exceptional intelligence or luster
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- IQIntelligence score
cognitive · mastermind · polymath · insight · innovation · creativity · intellectual · gifted · exceptional · remarkable
virtuoso
Supremely accomplished performer
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- pianistOne who plays piano
violinist · cellist · composer · soloist · conservatory · concerto · recital · prodigious · instrumentalist · performer
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
- successFavorable outcome attained
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
award · prize · competition · championship · breakthrough · milestone · debut · rising star · sensation · phenomenon
tutelage
Guided instruction, oversight
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
nurturing · development · scholarship · education · teacher · mentor · instructor · apprentice · protégé · pupil
entrepreneur
One who starts businesses
- startupNew business enterprise
- founderOne who begins something
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
tech · mogul · executive · CEO · investor · visionary · disruptor · Zuckerberg · innovator · self-made
- child prodigiesMozart, Einstein, Picasso, Pablo Picasso, Bobby Fischer
- child starschild actor, child singer, teen star, teen idol, prodigy
- Geniusgenius, prodigy, brainiac, savant, brilliance
- geniusesgenius, brainiac, prodigy, Einstein, intellect
- German Wordsdie, in, an, auf, von
- Overachieversgo-getter, overachiever, striver, perfectionist, valedictorian
wunderkindmediocrity
Quality of being average
underachiever · nobody · average Joe · dullard · plodder