1845 E. Meteyard II. vi. 78 This beggarly child genius.
1929 23 Nov. 325/3 The geneticist marshals a parade of the child geniuses of the past who displayed precocious talent almost in babyhood.
2003 B. Shaw 45 By attending school with age-peers the child genius can mix and play normally with those at the same stage of development and who share similar interests.