middle age

American  

noun

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

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middle age British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of middle age

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Both were written by artists in their middle age.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kate Riley follows Ruth from childhood to middle age, writing with kindness, hilarity and aphoristic brilliance about this eccentric woman, a lost lamb who never actually leaves the safety of the flock.

From The Wall Street Journal

What would be your recommendation for a new card for parents entering middle age?

From MarketWatch

To ward off the unrelenting approach of middle age, last year I took up weight lifting and hired a personal trainer.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm approaching middle age so don't want to eat all day. My way of not eating all day is not eating breakfast," he says.

From BBC

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