prodigy

nouns

an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
"she is a chess prodigy"
prodigy
is a type of (narrower)
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
"Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
Einstein, brain, brainiac, genius, mastermind
a sign of something about to happen
"he looked for an omen before going into battle"
omen, portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication
is derived from
prodigious
an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
"the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"
prodigy
is derived from
prodigious
is a type of (narrower)
something to be imitated
"an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
example, exemplar, good example, model