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* ShortTeensTallAdults: In Hollywood, shorter means younger.

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An index consisting of tropes specifically related to adults/grown-ups. Adulthood is the stage preceding seniority and following adolescence, at which point teenagers are granted many legal rights, but also a lot of responsibilities should they choose to move out of their parent's home.

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An index consisting of tropes specifically related to adults/grown-ups. Adulthood is the stage preceding seniority and following adolescence, at which point teenagers people are granted many legal rights, but also a lot of responsibilities should leaving college and the nest as they choose to move out of start settling in their parent's home.
own homes, paying their own bills, and attaining full-time employment.



* GiganticAdultsTinyBabies
* ImmortalImmaturity: Being immortal doesn't stop you from behaving like a child.

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* GiganticAdultsTinyBabies
* ImmortalImmaturity: Being immortal doesn't stop you from behaving like a child.
GiganticAdultsTinyBabies: Creatures are tiny when they're young, but giant when they're adults.
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Time To Move is about families moving, not just adults.


An index consisting of tropes specifically related to adults. Adulthood is the stage preceding seniority and following adolescence, at which point teenagers are granted many legal permissions, but also a lot of responsibilities should they chose to move out of their parents' house.

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An index consisting of tropes specifically related to adults. adults/grown-ups. Adulthood is the stage preceding seniority and following adolescence, at which point teenagers are granted many legal permissions, rights, but also a lot of responsibilities should they chose choose to move out of their parents' house.
parent's home.



See also OccupationTropes and TheParentTrope, both of which mostly apply to adults.

For the more explicit meaning of "adult", see SexTropes.

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See also OccupationTropes and TheParentTrope, both of which mostly apply to adults.

adults ([[ImprobableAge though]] [[ArtisticLicenseChildLaborLaws not]] [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother al]][[TeenPregnancy ways]]).

For the more explicit meaning of "adult", see SexTropes.
SexTropes. MaturityTropes covers the behavioral definition of "adult".



* AdultsAreMoreAnthropomorphic

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* AdultsAreMoreAnthropomorphicAdultsAreMoreAnthropomorphic: The older a fictional animal gets, the more anthropomorphic traits they possess.



* DawsonCasting: Adult actors portray high schoolers in TV and movies.
* DoubleStandardViolenceChildOnAdult: Children physically hurting adults is portrayed as funny. The [[WouldHurtAChild roles reversed]], on the other hand, is downright evil.

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* ComingOfAgeStory: A main character matures into adulthood.
* DawsonCasting: Adult actors actors, not just in their 20s but into their 30s as well, portray high schoolers in on TV and in movies.
* DoubleStandardViolenceChildOnAdult: Children physically hurting adults is portrayed as funny. The [[WouldHurtAChild roles reversed]], on the other hand, reversed]] is downright evil.



* {{Manchild}}: An adult characters who behaves like a child.

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* {{Manchild}}: An adult characters character who behaves like a child.



* TimeToMove: The age of majority approaches and so does the time one has to move out of their parents' house.
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An index consisting of tropes specifically related to adults. Adulthood is the stage preceding senior citizenship and following adolescence, at which point teenagers are granted many legal permissions, but also a lot of responsibilities should they chose to move out of their parents' house.

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An index consisting of tropes specifically related to adults. Adulthood is the stage preceding senior citizenship seniority and following adolescence, at which point teenagers are granted many legal permissions, but also a lot of responsibilities should they chose to move out of their parents' house.
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* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Once you turn 20, you become immortal.

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* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Once you turn 20, you Immortal beings in fiction tend to stop aging right when they become immortal.young adults.
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* AdultFear: Adults have phobias that are portrayed as realistic or at least seem so.
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* MilestoneBirthdayAngst: A (usually adult) dreads turning a certain age because of the connotations of being in that age range.
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Capitalization was fixed from Main.Man Child to Main.Manchild. Null edit to update index.
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* AdultsOnlyRating: The highest [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingsBoard ESRB]] rating, a game meant for the 18+ audience.
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* AdultsAreMoreAnthropomorphic


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* DawsonCasting: Adult actors portray high schoolers in TV and movies.


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* GiganticAdultsTinyBabies


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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The character to solve kids' problems is almost always an adult.
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* MatureRating: The second-highest [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingsBoard ESRB]] rating, a game meant for the 17+ audience.
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* AdultHater: A character who hates adults.

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* AdultsOnlyRating: The highest ESRB rating, a game meant for the 18+ audience.

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* AdultsOnlyRating: The highest ESRB [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingsBoard ESRB]] rating, a game meant for the 18+ audience.


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* MatureRating: The second-highest [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingsBoard ESRB]] rating, a game meant for the 17+ audience.
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* OneOfTheKids: An adult characters hangs out with children to signify their immaturity.

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* OneOfTheKids: An adult characters character hangs out with children to signify their immaturity.
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An index consisting of tropes specifically related to adults. Adulthood is the stage preceding eldership and following adolescence, at which point teenagers are granted many legal permissions, but also a lot of responsibilities should they chose to move out of their parents' house.

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An index consisting of tropes specifically related to adults. Adulthood is the stage preceding eldership senior citizenship and following adolescence, at which point teenagers are granted many legal permissions, but also a lot of responsibilities should they chose to move out of their parents' house.


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See also OccupationTropes and TheParentTrope, both of which mostly apply to adults.


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* AlwaysAChildToParent: An adult who is still treated like a child by their parents.
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For the more explicit meaning of "adult", see {{Sex Tropes}}.

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For the more explicit meaning of "adult", see {{Sex Tropes}}.SexTropes.
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* LateComingOut: A character comes out of the closet later in life.
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* BasementDweller: A grown man who still lives with their parents.

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* BasementDweller: A grown man who still lives with their his parents.

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* AdultFear
* AdultsAreUseless
* AdultsDressedAsChildren
* AdultsOnlyRating
* BornAsAnAdult
* DoubleStandardViolenceChildOnAdult
* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult
* ImmortalImmaturity
* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty
* InvisibleToAdults
* KidsVersusAdults
* {{Manchild}}
* MostWritersAreAdults
* NeverGrewUp
* OfficeLady
* OneOfTheKids
* OnlyFatalToAdults
* PsychopathicManchild
* {{Salaryman}}
* SeparatedFromTheAdults
* SheIsAllGrownUp
* ThereAreNoAdults
* TimeToMove
* TokenAdult

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* AdultFear
AdultFear: Adults have phobias that are portrayed as realistic or at least seem so.
* AdultsAreUseless
AdultsAreUseless: Adults are portrayed as idiotic, spiteful, and unhelpful to the youth.
* AdultsDressedAsChildren
AdultsDressedAsChildren: Adults dress up as children.
* AdultsOnlyRating
AdultsOnlyRating: The highest ESRB rating, a game meant for the 18+ audience.
* BornAsAnAdult
BasementDweller: A grown man who still lives with their parents.
* DoubleStandardViolenceChildOnAdult
BornAsAnAdult: A character was born in an adult body.
* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult
DoubleStandardViolenceChildOnAdult: Children physically hurting adults is portrayed as funny. The [[WouldHurtAChild roles reversed]], on the other hand, is downright evil.
* ImmortalImmaturity
FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: A stern adult who takes away children's fun out of sadism.
* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty
ImmortalImmaturity: Being immortal doesn't stop you from behaving like a child.
* InvisibleToAdults
ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Once you turn 20, you become immortal.
* KidsVersusAdults
InvisibleToAdults: Children can see things that adults can't.
* {{Manchild}}
KidsVersusAdults: The children and adult characters face a rivalry.
* MostWritersAreAdults
{{Manchild}}: An adult characters who behaves like a child.
* NeverGrewUp
MostWritersAreAdults: Kids in fiction behave a lot like adults as a result of the show's writers being them.
* OfficeLady
NeverGrewUp: Physical maturity does not prevent emotional immaturity.
* OneOfTheKids
OfficeLady: A stereotypical low-level female office employee.
* OnlyFatalToAdults
OneOfTheKids: An adult characters hangs out with children to signify their immaturity.
* PsychopathicManchild
OnlyFatalToAdults: Something that only kills adults.
* {{Salaryman}}
PsychopathicManchild: A completely unstable adult character who possesses childish traits that make them slightly endearing.
* SeparatedFromTheAdults
{{Salaryman}}: Stereotypical low-income Japanese office worker.
* SheIsAllGrownUp
SeparatedFromTheAdults: A child becomes isolated from adult protection and as a result ventures on their own.
* ThereAreNoAdults
SheIsAllGrownUp: Puberty did a woman well.
* TimeToMove
ThereAreNoAdults: Adult characters don't seem to be present in a work.
* TokenAdultTimeToMove: The age of majority approaches and so does the time one has to move out of their parents' house.
* TokenAdult: The only adult member of a group of children or teenagers.

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* OfficeLady



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For the more explicit meaning of "adult", see {{Sex Tropes}}.
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An index consisting of tropes specifically related to adults. Adulthood is the stage preceding eldership and following adolescence, at which point teenagers are granted many legal permissions, but also a lot of responsibilities should they chose to move out of their parents' house.

Contrast {{Youngsters}} and TeenageTropes. Compare MaturityTropes and AgingTropes. Will eventually follow into {{Elders}}.
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* AdultFear
* AdultsAreUseless
* AdultsDressedAsChildren
* AdultsOnlyRating
* BornAsAnAdult
* DoubleStandardViolenceChildOnAdult
* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult
* ImmortalImmaturity
* InvisibleToAdults
* KidsVersusAdults
* {{Manchild}}
* MostWritersAreAdults
* NeverGrewUp
* OnlyFatalToAdults
* PsychopathicManchild
* SeparatedFromTheAdults
* SheIsAllGrownUp
* ThereAreNoAdults
* TimeToMove
* TokenAdult
[[/index]]
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