midlife

or mid-life

[ noun mid-lahyf; adjective mid-lahyf ]

/ noun ˈmɪdˈlaɪf; adjective ˈmɪdˌlaɪf /

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noun

middle age.

adjective

middle-aged.

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Origin of midlife

First recorded in 1895–1900; mid- + life

Words nearby midlife

Midlands, midleg, Mid-Lent Sunday, mid-level, midlevel provider, midlife, midlife crisis, midline, midline myelotomy, midlist, Midlothian

How to use midlife in a sentence

I wasn’t surprised to learn that a slow metabolism isn’t a leading cause of weight gain at midlife.
Why scientists now say you can’t blame midlife weight gain on a slow metabolism|Cara Rosenbloom|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
Stop the practice of making midlife women the first to go in redundancy rounds.
‘Productivity is through the roof’: Why companies are waging war on meetings to tackle burnout|Jessica Davies|August 16, 2021|Digiday
I’m not married and don’t have kids, but I have midlife regrets, too.
Carolyn Hax: We’re all living ‘someone else’s life’ unless we rethink our choices sometimes|Carolyn Hax|May 20, 2021|Washington Post
It was as a result of these initial contacts that in 2017, Short-Colomb made a momentous midlife pivot.
At 63, she enrolled at the university that sold her enslaved ancestors. Now she’s starring in a play about them.|Peter Marks|April 9, 2021|Washington Post

All those stereotypical midlife-crisis movies suddenly make a lot more sense.
Carolyn Hax: When turning 30 becomes an existential crisis|Carolyn Hax|January 1, 2021|Washington Post
Then we cut to Ted, mid-midlife crisis, who abruptly decides to cut the jets while piloting Sunkist clients over NorCal.
Mad Men’s Game-Changing Midseason Finale, “Waterloo”: One Door Closes, Another Opens|Marlow Stern|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ted Thompson is concerned with the “if not before,” which is to say the midlife crisis.
Ted Thompson’s Debut Novel Features A 1 Percenter As Its Hero|Stefan Beck|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, however, the VMAs are facing a bit of a midlife crisis.
VMAs 2013: MTV’s Awards Show, Once Crazy, Is Getting Old|Kevin Fallon|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Burning money trying to become “cooler” ends up looking something like the metropolitan equivalent to a midlife crisis.
Richard Florida Concedes the Limits of the Creative Class|Joel Kotkin|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As I continue to bring up the term “midlife crisis,” I can almost hear Reynolds cringe through the phone.
Midlife Crisis? Get Bangs!|Abby Haglage|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Medical definitions for midlife

midlife

[ mĭd′līf′ ]

middle age

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of middle age.