prodigy
noun/ˈprɒdɪdʒi/
Frequency rank: #10,108 most common English word
Meaning
A person, especially a young one, with exceptional natural ability or talent.
Example sentence
Everyone was amazed that such prodigy talent could exist in a ten-year-old child.
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