child prodigy
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A child prodigy is a young person who develops one or more skills—such as music, math, or art—at a level far beyond what is typical for their age. They matter because their exceptional abilities can lead to important contributions in their fields and raise questions about how talent develops and can be nurtured in children.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a well-known child prodigy, started composing at the age of five. A child prodigy is, technically, a child under the age of 10 who produces meaningful work in some domain at the level of an adult expert. The term is also applied more broadly to describe young people who are extraordinarily talented in some field.
The term wunderkind (from German Wunderkind 'wonder child') is sometimes used as a synonym for child prodigy, particularly in media accounts. Wunderkind also is used to recognise those who achieve success and acclaim early in their adult careers.