Etymology

wunderkind

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Today it means: A child prodigy; a wonderchild. Full definition →

German Wunderkind
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The story

  1. German · borrowed fromWunderkind
  2. English todaywunderkind

Unadapted borrowing from German Wunderkind, from Wunder (“wonder”) + Kind (“child”). Compare native wonderchild.

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