Home › Words › W › wonderboywonderboywonderboy means A male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age.EtymologyFrom wonder + boy.nounA male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age.e.g.“Daddy had been using that child for a boy prophet, building up a whole new ministry around him, since the child was four years old, calling him a wonderboy...” — 1986, Don Belton, Almost midnight:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.wonderkid 81% match — A child prodigy; (if male) a golden boy vs wonderboy →wonderchild 78% match — A child prodigy. vs wonderboy →wunderkind 71% match — A child prodigy; a wonderchild. vs wonderboy →boychild 62% match — A male child. vs wonderboy →boy 59% match — Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing. vs wonderboy →boyo 59% match — A boy or lad. vs wonderboy →superkid 58% match — A child of remarkable talents or abilities. vs wonderboy →superchild 58% match — An exceptionally gifted child vs wonderboy →