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wonderkid
/ ˈʌԻəˌɪ /
noun
informala young person whose excellence in his or her discipline is appropriate to someone older and more experienced
Example Sentences
Chelsea fans will get their first chance to watch their new wonderkid at the Fifa Club World Cup... but he will not be playing for their team.
Chelsea beat the competition of the likes of Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain and Manchester City to sign the Palmeiras wonderkid in a deal that could eventually be worth £52m and that will see him arrive at Stamford Bridge after Fifa’s new Club World Cup in July 2025.
The one-time wonderkid left to train alone in a concrete wilderness of city towerblock staircases.
Ranger was a 17-year-old "wonderkid" when Kevin Keegan named him on the bench for a match against Arsenal in 2008.
The latest Norwegian wonderkid, winger Nusa joined Leipzig from Club Bruges this summer - despite being a target for Chelsea, Tottenham and Brentford.
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