# whiz-kid

**Pronunciation:** WHIZ-KID

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Whiz-kid means a brilliant or accomplished young person.

## Examples

- The article uses whiz-kid to mean a brilliant or accomplished young person.
- The teacher asked students to find whiz-kid in the reading.
- Check the words around whiz-kid to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the whiz-kid — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a whiz-kid.
- whiz-kid in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked whiz-kid in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- whiz-kid example — The teacher gave a whiz-kid example.
- whiz-kid meaning — We checked the whiz-kid meaning before moving on.

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