boy wonder

noun

1. a young man whose skills or accomplishments are precocious.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boy wonder¹

1960–65; perhaps fashioned on German Wunderkind

Example Sentences

During the late 1990s dot-com era, Polis earned a reputation as a boy wonder.

From ProPublica

From Jordan to New Jersey, Palestinians watch and vote religiously for their hometown boy wonder.

From The Daily Beast

Paul Ryan, introduced to the country last year as something of a boy wonder, is going through a rough patch.

From The Daily Beast

Little Everard, the Boy Wonder, has put a dainty foot in it again!

From Project Gutenberg

How's the boy wonder, the only man-eating Dink in captivity?

From Project Gutenberg

Indeed, after being advertised and announced as a boy wonder, he felt that he could not do otherwise.

From Project Gutenberg

Burris had called him a Boy Wonder then, when he'd cracked three difficult cases in a row.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• wunderkind