midlife

or mid-life

[noun mid-lahyf; adjective mid-lahyf]

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noun

middle age.

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adjective

middle-aged.

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Origin of midlife

First recorded in 1895–1900; mid- + life

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Contemporary Examples

Ted Thompson is concerned with the “if not before,” which is to say the midlife crisis.
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Stefan Beck
May 6, 2014
Now, however, the VMAs are facing a bit of a midlife crisis.
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Kevin Fallon
August 22, 2013
Burning money trying to become “cooler” ends up looking something like the metropolitan equivalent to a midlife crisis.
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Joel Kotkin
March 20, 2013
As I continue to bring up the term “midlife crisis,” I can almost hear Reynolds cringe through the phone.
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Abby Haglage
February 20, 2013
Something similar happens in midlife when many men feel frustrated and are looking for answers.
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Justin Green
January 8, 2013

Word Origin and History for midlife

n.

also mid-life, 1837, from mid + life. Midlife crisis attested from 1965.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

midlife in Medicine

midlife

(mĭd′līf′)

n.

middle age

Of, relating to, or characteristic of middle age.

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