diff --git a/src/types.jl b/src/types.jl
index 6c7b610d..cd907082 100644
--- a/src/types.jl
+++ b/src/types.jl
@@ -63,9 +63,14 @@ const ENABLE_HASHCONSING = Ref(true)
     end
 end
 
+@kwdef struct MetadataImpl
+    this::Metadata = NO_METADATA
+    children::IdDict{BasicSymbolicImpl, MetadataImpl}
+end
+
 @kwdef struct BasicSymbolic{T} <: Symbolic{T}
     impl::BasicSymbolicImpl{T}
-    metadata::Metadata = NO_METADATA
+    meta::Metadata
 end
 
 function SymbolicIndexingInterface.symbolic_type(::Type{<:BasicSymbolic})