Definition of Boy wonder

1. Noun. An extremely talented young male person.

Generic synonyms: Male, Male Person, Prodigy

Definition of Boy wonder

1. Noun. (informal) A male child prodigy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boy Wonder

boy friend
boy genius
boy geniuses
boy in blue
boy juices
boy meets girl
boy next door
boy racer
boy racers
boy scout
boy shorts
boy toy
boy wonder
boy wonders
boyar
boyard
boyards
boyarism
boyarisms
boyars
boyau
boyaus
boyaux
boyband
boybands
boychick
boychicks

Literary usage of Boy wonder

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Island Song Lyrics Volume 5by Larry W. Jones by Larry W. Jones (2004)
"... under velvet skies Wearing his disguise In paradise I wonder if she strolls along with joy Singing songs with another island boy Wonder if she remembers ..."

2. That Boy of Yours: Sympathetic Studies of Boyhood by James Samuel Kirtley (1912)
"... A BOY wonder may still be found, here and there, but I am not bringing a charge to that effect against any boy ..."

3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1913)
""If he can bat" he says, "why he's the boy wonder of the world." "Don't make no difference" says the other chap, "whether he can bat or not. ..."

4. The Bookman (1910)
"He, too, was a boy wonder who was born in a little Pennsylvania settlement called Springfield, in 1738, so that he knew frontier life well. ..."

5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1874)
"... he resumed ; " but, Val, you have more than ordinary occasion to be upon your guard." " Why have I more than ordinary occasion ? " said the boy, wonder- ..."

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