Boy wonder

Boy wonder

moved Boy Wonder to Boy wonder:/:Boy Wonder is is similar to a child prodigy and refers to a male who achieves success at an early age. They are often considered precocious youth. The phrase is sometimes a pejorative for a vain, pampered child.

People have been called Boy Wonders include:
*Roy Patterson, an MLB player
*Robin, Batman's sidekick
*Ronaldo, Brazilian football player
*Wayne Rooney, English football player
*"Boy Wonder", a novel by James Robert Baker

eel also

*Wonder boy


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  • boy wonder — n a young man who is very successful ▪ Robson, the boy wonder of the department …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • boy wonder — noun count a boy or young man who is very intelligent, skillful, or successful. This word often shows that you dislike people like this …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Boy Wonder — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Wonder (homonymie). Boy Wonder, de son vrai nom Manuel Alenjandro Ruiz, est un musicien et producteur de cinéma d ascendance dominicaine et portoricaine. Boy Wonder commence une carrière dans la production de hip …   Wikipédia en Français

  • boy wonder — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms boy wonder : singular boy wonder plural boy wonders showing disapproval a boy or young man who is very clever, skilful, or successful …   English dictionary

  • boy wonder — noun an extremely talented young male person • Hypernyms: ↑prodigy, ↑male, ↑male person * * * ˌboy ˈwonder 7 [boy wonder] noun ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • boy wonder — noun (C) a young man who is very successful: Robson, the boy wonder of the department …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • boy wonder — boy′ won′der n. cvb a young man whose skills or accomplishments are precocious • Etymology: 1960–65; perh. fashioned on G Wunderkind …   From formal English to slang

  • Boy Wonder (novel) — Infobox Book name = Boy Wonder title orig = translator = image caption = The first paperback edition of Boy Wonder author = James Robert Baker cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Satire, Transgressional… …   Wikipedia

  • boy wonder — noun Date: 1925 a young man of noteworthy achievements …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • boy wonder — a young man whose skills or accomplishments are precocious. [1960 65; perh. fashioned on G Wunderkind] * * * …   Universalium

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