middle-aged
Americanadjective
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being of the age intermediate between youth and old age, roughly between 45 and 65.
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characteristic of or suitable for persons of this age.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of middle-aged
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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In a horror movie pastiche, Mendoza is dogged by middle-aged white men compelled to tell him that their wife is Asian, which does sound like something from personal experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
As the big moment looms, everyone limbers up in the corridors like middle-aged dads getting ready for a Park Run.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
"It looks like him, for sure," she said, showing coordinators a photograph of a smiling, middle-aged man.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
But most middle-aged investors should consider them—nervously, but seriously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
At only sixteen, he played a middle-aged duke.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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