diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm b/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm
index bd3e67ff089..588b1a49dfd 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 #define OFFSET_NECK "neck"
 
 //MINOR TWEAKS/MISC
-#define AGE_MIN				18	//youngest a character can be
+#define AGE_MIN				19	//youngest a character can be
 #define AGE_MAX				122	//oldest a character can be
 #define AGE_MINOR			20  //legal age of space drinking and smoking
 #define WIZARD_AGE_MIN		30	//youngest a wizard can be
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm b/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm
index 1e80c7f6968..2bd4df5a580 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(species_list)
 			return "toddler"
 		if(3 to 13)
 			return "child"
-		if(13 to 19)
+		if(13 to 17)
 			return "teenager"
-		if(19 to 30)
+		if(18 to 30)
 			return "young adult"
 		if(30 to 45)
 			return "adult"