-ikian

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-ikian is an age-related suffix that refers to the maturity level of a headmate instead of a specific (numeric) age or age range.

Terms with this suffix

 * Thilikian: nursing stages, such as toddlers
 * Anatrikian: fledgeling or juvenile stages, such as (older) prepubescent children
 * Neanikian: adolescent stages, such as teenagers and young adults
 * Enilikian: adult stages, such as older adults
 * Palaikian: ancient or eternal age, especially as experienced by nonhuman or even immortal headmates, with a specific associated maturity level that may be unique to the species in question

Related Terms
Systems with development-based internal age may use terms with this suffix to describe ages that are hard to pinpoint to a specific number.

Systems with metaphor-based internal age may use terms with this suffix to describe a member's mental state in contrast to their apparent age.

Systems with nonhuman members may use terms with this suffix to group headmates of similar maturity states that have different numeric ages due to having different life spans and cycles.

History
The term comes from the greek "ilikia" for age.