wonderboy

English

Etymology

From wonder +‎ boy.

Noun

wonderboy (plural wonderboys)

1. (informal) A male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age.
   • 1986, Don Belton, Almost midnight:

     Daddy had been using that child for a boy prophet, building up a whole new ministry around him, since the child was four years old, calling him a wonderboy...

   • 1992, James B Stewart, Den of thieves:

     ...the wonderboys of Detroit and Wall Street...

   • 2004, Joshua Cooper Ramo, No Visible Horizon: Surviving the World's Most Dangerous Sport:

     He could have been a robot really. He could be taught to do anything, the coaches thought. He was a wonderboy.

See also

• Thesaurus:child prodigy

Anagrams

• boy wonder