[[Pilt:Mozart painted by Greuze 1763-64.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Jean-Baptiste Greuze]]´i töö millel on kujutatud [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], 1763-64. Mozart õppis 3-aastaselt kuulmise järgi klavessiini mängima, 4-aastaselt sai noodid selgeks ja hakkas komponeerima. ]]
'''Imelaps''' on määratletud psühholoogia-alases kirjanduses kui kuni 10-aastane laps, kes on keskmisest andekam erakordseid oskusi nõudval alal<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Feldman|first=David Henry|url=http://gcq.sagepub.com/content/37/4/188.full.pdf|title=Child prodigies: A distinctive form of giftedness|journal=Gifted Child Quarterly|volume=27|issue=4|pages=188–193?|date=Fall 1993|access-date=1 June 2014|doi=10.1177/001698629303700408|issn=0016-9862|ref=harv}}Kontrolli kuupäeva väärtust kohas: <code style="color:inherit; border:inherit; padding:inherit;">|date=, |accessdate=</code> ([[Juhend:Viitamismallide vead#vigane kuupaev|juhend]])</ref> ja/või loob mingil alal tulemit täiskasvanud eksperdi ja/või esineja tasemel.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Feldman|first1=David H.|last2=Morelock|first2=M. J.|title=Prodigies|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Creativity (Second Edition)|editor1-last=Runco|editor1-first=Mark A.|editor2-last=Pritzker|editor2-first=Steven R.|date=2011|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0-12-375038-9|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123750389001825|accessdate=8 April 2015|doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-375038-9.00182-5|pages=261–265|quote=For the purposes of this and future research, a prodigy was defined as a child younger than 10 years of age who has reached the level of a highly trained professional in a demanding area of endeavor.|laysummary=https://www.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-creativity-two-volume-set/runco/978-0-12-375039-6|laydate=8 April 2015|ref=harv}} {{Subscription or libraries|sentence|via=[[ScienceDirect]]}}</ref><ref name="forbes.com">{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Lacey|url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/02/25/child-prodigies-biographies-lead_achieve07_cx_lr_0301prodigy.html|title=Whiz Kids|work=Forbes|date=2 March 2007|accessdate=3 April 2015|quote=At the moment, the most widely accepted definition is a child, typically under the age of 10, who has mastered a challenging skill at the level of an adult professional.|ref=harv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Feldman|first=David Henry|url=http://gcq.sagepub.com/content/37/4/188.full.pdf|title=Child prodigies: A distinctive form of giftedness|journal=Gifted Child Quarterly|volume=27|issue=4|pages=188–193|date=Fall 1993|access-date=1 June 2014|doi=10.1177/001698629303700408|issn=0016-9862|ref=harv}}Kontrolli kuupäeva väärtust kohas: <code style="color:inherit; border:inherit; padding:inherit;">|date=, |accessdate=</code> ([[Juhend:Viitamismallide vead#vigane kuupaev|juhend]])
