girl wonder
- noun
:
niña prodigio
- At only twelve, the girl wonder was already composing symphonies that amazed professional musicians.
Examples
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The tech world celebrated the girl wonder who developed a popular app before her teens.
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Every news outlet wanted to interview the girl wonder after she broke the national record.
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The young girl wonder amazed everyone with her singing.
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Is she really a girl wonder at such a young age?
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At only twelve, the girl wonder was already composing symphonies that amazed professional musicians.
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Every news outlet wanted to interview the girl wonder after she broke the national record.
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The tech world celebrated the girl wonder who developed a popular app before her teens.
Synonyms
601
4.3
Very great natural talent for one area of work or study
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2.8
A person who has a natural ability in one area
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6.7
A young person who is very talented in one area and impresses people
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8.2
A young person who is very talented at something
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8.9
A young person with great skill and success in one area
Antonyms
How Talented
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4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'wonder' in the sense of a remarkable person combined with 'girl' yields a directly compositional meaning: a girl who is a marvel or prodigy. This pattern (X + wonder = remarkable X) is transparent and cross-linguistically recognizable, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Girl wonder puts together girl and wonder: picture a young girl doing something so surprising people call it a 'wonder'. So girl wonder means a 'young' girl who is very 'talented' or successful early in life.