middle age

middle age

noun

Definition of MIDDLE AGE

: the period of life from about 45 to about 64

— mid·dle–aged \ˌmi-d^əl-ˈājd\ adjective

— mid·dle–ag·er \-ˈā-jər\ noun

Examples of MIDDLE AGE

1. as our generation approaches middle age
2. The patient was in late middle age.
3. He feared the approach of middle age.

First Known Use of MIDDLE AGE

14th century

Rhymes with MIDDLE AGE

batting cage, center stage, disengage, golden age, legal age, mental age, multistage, ossifrage, overage, report stage, saxifrage, scarlet sage, underage