Sometimes it can be due to misperception. If a child has long hair or delicate features, people might assume they are a girl and start treating them as such. This can lead to the child being treated like a girl baby even if their parents or caregivers don't initially intend it. And in some cases, it could be that the caregivers are just following traditional gender - based behaviors that they think are cute or endearing without really thinking about the long - term impact on the child's sense of self.
Well, once I knew a boy who was always treated like a girl baby by his over - protective mother. She would dress him in frilly clothes when he was little just because she thought it was cute. And she would constantly tell him to be gentle and quiet, like how society often expects girls to be.
Once there was a boy named Tom. His parents were overprotective. They still fed him like a baby even though he was old enough to eat by himself. They dressed him in babyish clothes and wouldn't let him go out to play alone.
One common situation could be that the other characters in the fanfiction might constantly over - protect Harry. For example, they don't let him take any risks or do things on his own, like going to the Forbidden Forest even for a small exploration. Another situation could be that they talk to him in a very patronizing tone, as if he doesn't understand anything. Maybe they try to feed him or dress him as if he were incapable of doing these basic things himself.
He could get angry. Harry has a strong will, and being treated like a baby would likely bruise his ego. He might lash out at the people doing it, shouting things like 'I'm not a baby! I've faced Voldemort!' to make them realize he's more capable than they think.
Maybe the boy has some health issues in the past, so his family got used to taking care of him like a baby all the time. For example, if he had a long - term illness when he was younger, his parents might continue this way of care even after he recovered.
Another possibility is that they dress him in baby - like clothes. Picture Harry being forced to wear frilly or overly childish robes that make him look like a toddler. This could be part of the way the other characters infantilize him, perhaps as a form of protection in their minds, but it's really demeaning to Harry.
It could mean a fanfiction where a character is being treated as if they were a baby. Maybe in the story, they are coddled, protected, or infantilized in some way by other characters.
Hermione could be one of the characters. Given her know - it - all nature, she might think Harry needs her constant guidance and end up treating him like a baby. She might constantly correct him and not let him learn from his own mistakes. Ron could also be one of them. Maybe out of his over - protectiveness for his friend, he might not let Harry do certain things he deems dangerous, like facing a small magical creature on his own.
Another aspect could be related to the way a character's emotions are dealt with. If a character is 'treated like a baby' in Twilight fanfiction, it could mean that their feelings are not taken seriously. For instance, if a werewolf character is in love with a vampire (going against the norms in the Twilight world), and the other characters treat them like a baby, they might dismiss their love as a childish infatuation rather than a real, deep - seated emotion.