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