middle-aged

[ mid-l-eyjd ]

adjective
  1. being of the age intermediate between youth and old age, roughly between 45 and 65.

  2. characteristic of or suitable for persons of this age.

Origin of middle-aged

1
First recorded in 1600–10

Other words from middle-aged

  • mid·dle-a·ged·ly [mid-l-ey-jid-lee, -eyjd-], /ˈmɪd lˈeɪ dʒɪd li, -ˈeɪdʒd-/, adverb
  • mid·dle-a·ged·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for middle-aged

middle-aged

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or being in the time in a person's life between youth and old age

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