wunderkind
noun
wun·der·kind
ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkint 
plural wunderkinder
ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkin-dər
: a child prodigy
also
: one who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age
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At 14, the wunderkind performed for then-First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House as part of a student delegation of musicians from the museum.
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Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Up-and-coming chef Tatsuro Hirakubo is nothing short of a wagyu wunderkind.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Chicken Shop Date host and red carpet wunderkind Amelia Dimoldenberg, wearing Miss Claire Sullivan, also couldn’t help but gush about how her love of The Devil Wears Prada shaped her life.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
The lobby-level draw is the brasserie, The Merchant Room, from Minneapolis wunderkind Gavin Kaysen.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Up-and-coming chef Tatsuro Hirakubo is nothing short of a wagyu wunderkind.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Chicken Shop Date host and red carpet wunderkind Amelia Dimoldenberg, wearing Miss Claire Sullivan, also couldn’t help but gush about how her love of The Devil Wears Prada shaped her life.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
The lobby-level draw is the brasserie, The Merchant Room, from Minneapolis wunderkind Gavin Kaysen.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Wunderkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wunderkind. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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