Line #9 Main/OrphanedIndex


1	An Index of tropes about orphans or that often involve orphans.
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3	!!Tropes that have been left all alone in the world include:
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5	Related:
6	+ AdoptAnIndex
7	+ ParentalIssues
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9	[[index]]
10	* AbandonTheDisabled: A character is abandoned by their parents, because they are born disabled.
11	* AloneAmongFamilies: A character with no family is surrounded by happy families.
12	* AnachronisticOrphanage: A traditional orphanage in a setting where there logically shouldn't be one.
13	* TheArtfulDodger: Crafty, street-wise homeless child.
14	* BurnTheOrphanage: A villain burns down an orphanage.
15	* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: A character is an orphan so the plot can move along more easily.
16	* DontSplitUsUp: Siblings don't want to be adopted by separate families.
17	* DoorstopBaby: A baby is left on someone's doorstep and adopted by whoever lives in the house.
18	* EscapedFromTheLab: The character is a refugee from a laboratory that experimented on them.
19	* EvilOrphan: An orphan (normally a young girl but sometimes a young boy) who turns out to be evil.
20	* EvilOrphanageLady: An female orphanage owner who's cruel to the orphans.
21	* FosteringForProfit: Someone fosters a child purely for business.
22	* HeartwarmingOrphan: An orphan child who normally ends up being adopted and is a good character who makes the audience emotional.
23	* KillTheParentRaiseTheChild: A character looks after the child of someone they killed.
24	* LostOrphanedRoyalty: An orphan turns out to be descended from royalty.
25	* {{Nephewism}}: A kid is raised by his aunt/uncle rather than by his parents.
26	* NotoriousParent: The mother and/or father leaves the kid because they’re criminals on the run.
27	* OrphanageOfFear: An orphanage where the orphans are abused and tormented by the people running it.
28	* OrphanageOfLove: An orphanage that treats its orphans well.
29	* OrphansOrdeal: When being an orphan sucks.
30	* OrphansPlotTrinket: [[PlotCoupon Plot critical]] object of [[MementoMacGuffin sentimental value]] to an orphan.
31	* ParentalAbandonment: Neither of the character's parents are seen or mentioned.
32	** DisappearedDad: A character's father is never seen while their mother is accounted for.
33	** MissingMom: A character's mother is never seen while their father is accounted for.
34	* ParentalSubstitute: A character who acts as a parental figure to someone whose parents are absent or out of focus.
35	* PauperPatches: A character living in poverty is wearing clothes that are patched up.
36	* PromotionToParent: An older sibling takes responsibility to take care of their younger sibling or siblings.
37	* RaisedByGrandparents: A character with missing parents is instead raised by their grandparents.
38	* RaisedByTheCommunity: An entire community of people not related to a child raise the child.
39	* RulesOfOrphanEconomics: Orphans will either be totally provided for or will have to scrape by on their own
40	* SatisfiedStreetRat: An orphaned kid who has turned living on the street to their advantage.
41	* SavingTheOrphanage: The hero has to stop a heartless business exec who wants to destroy a local OrphanageOfLove.
42	* SelfMadeOrphan: A person who has killed their own parents.
43	* StreetUrchin: An orphan who spends most of their time on the streets doing what they can to get by.
44	* TeenageWasteland: Kids now have adult power and responsibility and rule over society.
45	* UnknownRelative: The identity of a character's close relative is unknown to them, the audience or both.
46	[[/index]]

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