middle age

noun

: the period of life from about 45 to about 64
middle-aged adjective
middle-ager noun

Examples of middle age in a Sentence

as our generation approaches middle age The patient was in late middle age. He feared the approach of middle age.
Recent Examples on the Web Thanks to growing pressure on the industry to improve representation, women of and above middle age have become a more commonplace sight on the runway. Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024 Black women who develop high blood pressure before age 35 may have triple the risk of having a stroke by middle age, new data suggests. Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024 Sixty-two is a point in life that many of us would term middle age: hardly a moment to hang it all up. Daniel De Visé, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2024 Two people find each other in middle age, and build a beautiful later life together that is documented here with grace, humor and honesty. Lise Pedersen, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024 The findings are at odds with much previous research into wellbeing, which found happiness highest in childhood and early teens, before falling to its lowest in middle age, then rising around retirement. Fox News, 20 Mar. 2024 The findings are at odds with much previous research into well-being, which found happiness highest in childhood and early teens, before falling to its lowest in middle age, then rising around retirement. David Milliken, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024 As moguls like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg have made clear as of late, having six-pack abs in middle age is the new Lamborghini. Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024 Text messages attached to the suits capture the breakdown of Mr. Deshmukh’s relationship with Ms. Kwan, a Taiwanese immigrant who started her business in middle age. Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of middle age was in the 14th century

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“Middle age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20age. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

middle age

noun
: the period of life from about 45 to about 64
middle-aged
ˌmid-ᵊl-ˈājd
adjective

Medical Definition

middle age

noun
mid·​dle age ˌmid-ᵊl-ˈāj How to pronounce middle age (audio)
: the period of life from about 45 to about 64 years of age
middle-aged adjective

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