wunderkind \VOON-duhr-kint\, noun; plural wunderkinder \-kin-duhr\:
1. A child prodigy.
2. One who achieves great success or acclaim at an early age.
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| Major Applewhite, the former Texas QB turned coaching wunderkind, grew up an Alabama fan but was never offered a scholarship to play for the Tide. |