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middle-aged
[ mid-l-eyjd ]
/ ˈmɪd lˈeɪdʒd /
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adjective
being of the age intermediate between youth and old age, roughly between 45 and 65.
characteristic of or suitable for persons of this age.
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Origin of middle-aged
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-/, adverbmid·dle-a·ged·ness, nounWords nearby middle-aged
middelskot, midden, middie, middle, middle age, middle-aged, Middle Ages, middle-age spread, Middle America, Middle American, Middle Atlantic States
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British Dictionary definitions for middle-aged
middle-aged
adjective
of, relating to, or being in the time in a person's life between youth and old age
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