wonderknaap

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of wonder (“miracle”) +‎ knaap (“boy, youngling, cf. knave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔn.dərˌknaːp/
  • Hyphenation: won‧der‧knaap

Noun

wonderknaap m (plural wonderknapen, diminutive wonderknaapje n)

  1. (literally) a boy genius, male child prodigy
  2. any wonderboy, boy l.s. (child or man) excelling in something
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