1. An average student with insecure parents.

2. The elitist notion that only some children have "gifts" or talents worthy of attention.

3. A hollow form of "self-praise by proxy" that snobby parents use to bolster their social standing.
Our son Timmy is a Gifted Child. He should be in a special school to nurture his extraordinary talents - at taxpayer expense. Did I tell you that I drive a BMW?
by Peter Kobs December 10, 2009
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When you are told that you are a gifted child in elementary and middle school only to burn yourself out in high school trying to get an A that you know you will never get.
"Tommy looks really depressed"
"Dw, its just gifted child syndrome"
by Top20_countrysongs March 22, 2022
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