midlife

or mid-life

[ noun mid-lahyf; adjective mid-lahyf ]

noun

1. middle age.

adjective

1. middle-aged.

Word History and Origins

Origin of midlife¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; mid- + life

Example Sentences

I wasn’t surprised to learn that a slow metabolism isn’t a leading cause of weight gain at midlife.

From Washington Post

Stop the practice of making midlife women the first to go in redundancy rounds.

From Digiday

I’m not married and don’t have kids, but I have midlife regrets, too.

From Washington Post

It was as a result of these initial contacts that in 2017, Short-Colomb made a momentous midlife pivot.

From Washington Post

All those stereotypical midlife-crisis movies suddenly make a lot more sense.

From Washington Post

Then we cut to Ted, mid-midlife crisis, who abruptly decides to cut the jets while piloting Sunkist clients over NorCal.

From The Daily Beast

Ted Thompson is concerned with the “if not before,” which is to say the midlife crisis.

From The Daily Beast

Now, however, the VMAs are facing a bit of a midlife crisis.

From The Daily Beast

Burning money trying to become “cooler” ends up looking something like the metropolitan equivalent to a midlife crisis.

From The Daily Beast

As I continue to bring up the term “midlife crisis,” I can almost hear Reynolds cringe through the phone.

From The Daily Beast