wonderknaap

Meaning

1. (literally, masculine) a boy genius, male child prodigy
2. (masculine) any wonderboy, boy l.s. (child or man) excelling in something

Concepts

wunderkind

child genius

Translations

Wunderkind

παιδί-θαύμα

enfant prodige

prodígio

niño prodigio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋɔn.dərˌknaːp/

Etymology

Compound of wonder (“miracle”) + knaap (“boy, youngling, cf. knave”).