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Ages are approximate, and reckoned after hatching[^1]

Human age equivelence yinrih age (terran years) Milestone
2 3 Weaning. The yinrih is now a "pup" rather than a "kit"
7 10 Pups are expected to know right from wrong. Formal religious and secular education begins. Later bound for end of early childhood amnesia[^2]
10 14 The age at which pups may begin serving as acolytes or bonekeepers
13 35 Pups begin rejecting physical affection, such as kisses from parents and tail thumps from siblings, and begin showing the adult preference for personal space. At Moonlitter, retail conscription begins
18 53 legal adulthood

[^1]: Yinrih reckon age from conception rather than hatching. "Hatching" is a less accurate term for when kits leave the womb nest. The preferred English term is "yeaning". [^2]: Early childhood amnesia can end as early as 3 or 4 Terran years depending on individual and culture

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[โ€“] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This shows just as much about your perception of human development as it does the fictional development of your world :p

[โ€“] early_riser@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I mean it is a rough sketch. I don't have kids, so for weaning I literally just googled "human weaning age" and added a small multiplier to the first result. The relationship is also very much nonlinear.