Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prodigy

3 senses of prodigy

Sense 1
prodigy -- (an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy")
       => genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein -- (someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein")

Sense 2
omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy -- (a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle")
       => augury, sign, foretoken, preindication -- (an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God")

Sense 3
prodigy -- (an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor")
       => exemplar, example, model, good example -- (something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general")