boy wonder

/bɔɪ ˌwʌndər/
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Other forms: boy wonders

Definitions of boy wonder
  1. noun
    an extremely talented young male person
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    type of:
    male, male person
    a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
    prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
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