kidfic
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[edit]Noun
[edit]kidfic (countable and uncountable, plural kidfics)
- (countable, fandom slang) A fanfic which focuses on a character, and possibly his or her partner(s), raising a child or children.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:kidfic.
- (uncountable, fandom slang) Such fan fiction collectively.
- 2000 September 1, Starbuck031992 [username], “NEW: Will (1/1) by little scully”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative[4] (Usenet):
- Ok, so we'll never get this scenario on the show, but I thought it would be interesting to try something other than Requiem babyfic and more along the lines of "kidfic." I found myself wondering what Mulder and Scully's son might be like and how Scully would handle the awesome responsibility of raising him alone.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:kidfic.
- (uncountable) Children's literature.
- 2002 November 6, Linda M. Young, “Re: Your shelves-How Many/Where are they?”, in rec.arts.books.childrens[7] (Usenet):
- I also have three shelves of paperback children's fiction in the bedroom, some Madeliene L'Engle kidfic and an entire shelf of American Girls books (plus History Mysteries) in the spare room.
- 2007 April 4, Kay Shapero, “Re: The Great Werewolf Novel”, in rec.arts.sf.written[8] (Usenet):
- What got and still gets me is the incessant message you still find in a lot of kidfic, namely "Don't tell your parents about anything wierd[sic] because they won't believe you and it'll only get you into trouble with them."
- 2012, Perry Iles, "Lashings of Ginger Beer", Words with JAM, October/November 2012, page 25:
- This leaves a pretty wide gap in the children's fiction market, and opens the door to the good old British stalwarts. We've always been good at kidfic.
Synonyms
[edit]- (children's literature): kidlit
Hyponyms
[edit]- (fan fiction genre): babyfic, parentlock