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.

middle-aged

adjective

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

Other Words From

• mid·dle-a·ged·ly [mid, -l-, ey, -jid-lee, -, eyjd, -], adverb
• middle-aged·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of middle-aged¹

First recorded in 1600–10