middle-aged
41middle-age — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. [from the middle age or the middle ages (translation of New Latin Medium Aevum), the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500] : medieval 2. [middle age] …
42middle-age spread — /mid l ayj / an increase in bulk, esp. in the waist and buttocks, associated with the onset of middle age and the body s decreasing ability to metabolize calories efficiently. [1935 40] * * * ˌmiddle age ˈspread [middle age spread] (also ˌmiddle… …
43middle age — the period of human life between youth and old age, sometimes considered as the years between 45 and 65 or thereabout. [1350 1400; ME] * * * ▪ psychology period of human adulthood that immediately precedes the onset of old age. Though the… …
44middle youth — n. The age, now generally considered to be from the late 20s to the early 40s, when a person is too old to be a youth and too young to be middle aged; the state of mind of people in this age group who resist the usual trappings of encroaching… …
45middle age — noun Date: 14th century the period of life from about 45 to about 64 • middle aged adjective • middle ager noun …
46middle-ager — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈājə(r) noun Etymology: middle age + er : one that is middle aged …
47middle age — noun the period of life between youth and old age; midlife See Also: middle aged …
48middle youth — noun A period in life where one can not be described as young, but does not consider or wish to be considered middle aged …
49middle age — mid·dle age .mid əl āj n the period of life from about 40 to about 60 years of age middle aged .mid əl ājd adj …
50middle-ager — mid·dle ag·er ā jər n a middle aged person …
