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* {{Chuunibyou}}: Coolness is rooted in awkward middle school experience.
* CircusBrat: A temperamental circus affiliate.

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* {{Chuunibyou}}: Coolness is rooted in awkward middle school experience.
A young character tries too hard to convince others they're "cool".
* CircusBrat: A temperamental circus affiliate.child who grew up in the circus.



* FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother: A prepubescent daughter has an innocent crush on her brother, oblivious to the incestuous context.

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* FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother: A prepubescent daughter child has an innocent crush on her brother, a family member, oblivious to the incestuous context.



* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: Villains who kidnap children.
* KidAmidTheChaos: A kid left crying and scared in the middle of chaos.
* KidAnova: A prepubescent boy who's gotten all the girls.

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* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: Villains who kidnap children.
Non-humans kidnapping babies.
* KidAmidTheChaos: A kid left crying and scared in the middle of chaos.
chaos gives the hero an opportunity to show their condolences.
* KidAnova: A prepubescent young boy who's gotten all the girls.



* KidDetective: A child whose occupation is a detective.

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* KidDetective: A child whose occupation is a detective.solves mysteries.



* LittleMissAlmighty: The supreme rule of the universe is a little girl.

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* LittleMissAlmighty: The supreme rule of the universe is a little girl.



* LittleSisterHeroine: A little girl who is a love interest, fetishizes cute things, and is rather clingy.

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* LittleSisterHeroine: A little girl sister (or figure of such) who is a love interest, fetishizes cute things, and is rather clingy.



* MinorWithFakeID: A minor presents a fake ID to be granted permission into an adults-only place.

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* MinorWithFakeID: A minor presents a fake ID to be granted permission into an adults-only adult-only place.



* NeverGrewUp: Physical maturity does not stop emotional immaturity.

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* NeverGrewUp: Physical maturity does not stop emotional immaturity.A character never emotionally grows up despite chronologically and/or physically aging.



* NotGrowingUpSucks: Characters are upset because of their inability to take on adult responsibilities.

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* NotGrowingUpSucks: Characters are upset because of over their inability to take on adult responsibilities.physical or mental age not advancing with their chronological age.



* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: High school student appears normal at the start of the series.

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* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: High school student appears normal at the start of the series.series before becoming the hero in some fantastical plot.



* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: Boy and girl have been on each other's side since infancy.
* PhoneaholicTeenager: A teenager who wastes their valuable time on their phone.

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* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: Boy Male and girl female love interests have been on each other's side since infancy.
childhood.
* PhoneaholicTeenager: A teenager who wastes their valuable time on is obsessed with their phone.



* PluckyMiddie: The nickname of a child soldier.

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* PluckyMiddie: The nickname of a child soldier.sailor.



* PrecociousCrush: A child's innocent crush on an adult or adolescent.

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* PrecociousCrush: A child's innocent crush on an adult or adolescent.older person.



* SelfMadeOrphan: A child transitions into an orphan consciously.

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* SelfMadeOrphan: A child transitions into an orphan consciously.kills their own parents.



* WonderChild: A child abruptly comes into the life of a miserable adult.
* YoungConqueror: Child helps maintain the world's beauty.

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* WonderChild: A child abruptly comes into the life of childless older person or couple receives a miserable adult.
baby through natural means.
* YoungConqueror: Child helps maintain the world's beauty.A young character striving to TakeOverTheWorld.



* BestYearsOfYourLife: Once you turn 18, the joy you had in life goes down the drain, so it's best to enjoy your childhood while it lasts.

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* BestYearsOfYourLife: Once you turn 18, A lie told by parents or other adults about youth being the joy you had in best time of a person's life goes down even when the drain, so it's best to enjoy your childhood while it lasts.kid is facing serious problems.



* ComingOfAgeStory: Character matures into adulthood over the course of the story.

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* ComingOfAgeStory: Character matures into adolescence or adulthood over the course of the story.



* GirlsHaveCooties: Young boys who are 12 or younger think girls and romance are icky.

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* GirlsHaveCooties: Young boys who are 12 or younger think girls and romance are icky.



* ImprobableInfantSurvival: A kid is too young to die.

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* ImprobableInfantSurvival: A kid is too young Children are immune to die.death.



* MostDefinitelyNotAccompanyingUs: Children aren't allowed on adventures.

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* MostDefinitelyNotAccompanyingUs: Children who aren't allowed on adventures.adventures find a way to sneak on them.



* OvernightAgeUp: Children transition into adults overnight.

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* OvernightAgeUp: Children transition into adults overnight.an older age overnight through magical powers.
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* ChildMage: A pre-teen possesses magical powers.

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* ChildMage: A pre-teen possesses magical powers.preteen wizard.
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* ChangelingTale: [[TheFairFolk Fairy]] [[AlienAbduction Abduction]].

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* ChangelingTale: [[TheFairFolk Fairy]] [[AlienAbduction Abduction]].Babies who are abducted by fairies and replaced.


* BittersweetSeventeen: A 17-year-old who is in their coming-of-age.

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* BittersweetSeventeen: Bittersweet17: A 17-year-old who is in their coming-of-age.
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* ThirteenthBirthdayMilestone: A child's 13th birthday is treated as an important event.
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* ToyBasedCharacterization: A person's favorite toy, or the way they play with their toys, says something about their personality.
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merged per TRS [1]


* DeterminedHomesteadersChildren: Homesteaders have lots of children.
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* HomeworkSlave: A kid bullies another kid into doing their homework for them.
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* ParentInducedExtendedChildhood: A child is prevented from maturing or even aging by their parents.
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* ChildrensCovertCoterie: A genuine secret society of children.
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* EmbarrassedByAChild: A child points out that someone is doing something unusual, which embarrasses the person.
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* ChildrenAsPawns: Using children as part of a plan.
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* ClungOnTight: When a character (hostile or not), clings on and won't let go of another for whatever reason.

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* ClungOnTight: When a character (hostile or not), clings on and won't let go of another for whatever reason. Can overlap with the above immediately above trope.
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* ClungOnTight: When a character (hostile or not), clings on and won't let go of another for whatever reason.
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* NotImportantToThisEpisodeCamp: The kids are PutOnABus for an episode or story arc.
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* GirlsHaveCooties: Young boys who are 12 or younger think girls and romance are icky.
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* UnstablePoweredChild: Empowered children whose immaturity, youth, and lack of coping skills cause problems around them.
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* MatureWorkChildProtagonists: A work aimed at adults has children as protagonists.
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* ChildishBangs: Little girls have bangs with otherwise-longer hair.
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* UndeadChild: A child who's an undead creature, or an undead creature masquerading as a child.
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* ChildrenDoTheHousework: Children do the household chores in place of their parents.
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* OtherworldlyVisitsYoungestFirst: The youngest in the group is the first to see something otherworldly.
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* AccidentalChildKillerBackstory: A character unintentionally killed a child and now lives with the guilt.
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* HumanJungleGym: Involves children climbing up large characters like a playground.
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* BabyAsPayment: A child is given away in exchange for something else.
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* ClingyChild: A child who loves to cling to older people because they are shy, scared, or affectionate.
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* EntertainmentBelowTheirAge: Although fully capable of extending to adults, children and teenagers can also enjoy fiction intended for much younger kids.
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* EntertainmentAboveTheirAge: Children enjoying grown-up fiction.

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