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View synonyms for middle age

middle age

noun

  1. the period of human life between youth and old age, sometimes considered as the years between 45 and 65 or thereabout.


middle age

noun

  1. the period of life between youth and old age, usually (in man) considered to occur approximately between the ages of 40 and 60
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of middle age1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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Example Sentences

I learned that he found out he was autistic in middle age but always thought he was neurodivergent, even if that term was not yet in the zeitgeist.

In middle age, he says, you tend to look back to know who you are, but his next film might do something else.

If this is middle age, then getting old is going to be a wild ride.

About a year and a half ago, it occurred to me that if I didn’t start working out again, I’d be sliding into a sloppy, flabby late middle age.

As the artist - presumably - moves into middle age, his prolific creative output continues, if anything with works that are more outspoken and political than earlier pieces.

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