What is a late bloomer?

Answer 1

A late bloomer is a person who does not discover his or her talents until late in life, especially after the age of sixty.

In certain cases retirement itself may lead to this discovery. The late bloomer is something of a corollary to a child prodigy and as such they often occur in almost opposite fields. For example, late bloomers are common in business and politics, while child prodigies are rare in these fields. Child prodigies are most commonly involved in music or mathematics, where late bloomers are uncommon.

The concept of the "late bloomer" is highly debatable, however, due to the difficulties associated with defining the common attributes that constitute a so-called "late bloomer." For instance, there has been considerable debate on whether a "late bloomer" is a person who begins painting or writing later in life, or is it a person who becomes a famous painter or a famous writer later in life, after having practiced his or her art for many years prior to attaining fame (or notoriety)? Furthermore, how should one characterize the artist who practices his or her art for many years but never becomes the object of any level of public notoriety? The above argument is supported by the argument that many so-called "late-bloomers" are labeled as such only after achieving some level of fame or notoriety, despite years of practicing his or her art.

Answer 2

A person who's peak performance in a certain area of life, for example being popular, is achieved later than many of their peers. While some of the people in Junior High and High School may be seemingly more successful socially, a late bloomer will often be equally popular at a later time in life. This does not always refer to social scenarios, it could also refer to intelligence, or careers.

Answer 3

On the lighter side a pair of old underwear. Seriously, like a girl may not develope breast at the age most girls due or a boy that goes through puberty later than kids his age ect..

Answer 4

someone who becomes very good at doing something, at a later stage in life than most other people who are very good at the same thing