midlife

noun

mid·​life ˈmid-ˈlīf How to pronounce midlife (audio)
midlife adjective

Examples of midlife in a Sentence

changes that occur at midlife
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As for why women in midlife are diagnosed more than others? Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Aug. 2025 Women in midlife are not only juggling careers, caregiving, and identity shifts, but also facing real physiological changes that deserve to be catered to. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025 As recently as 2020, less than a quarter of women in midlife were getting in enough strength training. Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025 Working with those more (and sometimes wildly) optimistic numbers, researchers generally now consider the midlife span between around 40 to 60 years, plus or minus 10. Valerie Monroe, Allure, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for midlife

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of midlife was in 1807

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“Midlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midlife. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

midlife

noun
mid·​life ˈmid-ˈlīf How to pronounce midlife (audio)
midlife adjective

Medical Definition

midlife

noun
mid·​life
(ˈ)mid-ˈlīf

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