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middle age

noun

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

Example Sentences

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 Charles, in middle age, complained of a childhood made unhappy by his mother’s remoteness and father’s authority. Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 The story follows Sadie and Sam into middle age, charting their triumphs and disputes, betrayals and reconciliations. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 1 July 2022 But at 87 years old, barely into middle age, the tree is sickly. New York Times, 28 May 2022 But at 87 years old, barely into middle age, the tree is sickly. Tim Arango, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 Ashamed of her addictions and of her descent into middle age, Millay used her diaries to scold herself. Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Both are worldly, well into middle age, and both sense the need to explore their own catacombs and confront the bogeymen within. John Domini, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022 Unlike the many orphans, infants, and laborers who in his novels perish unloved and unwanted, Dickens lived on into middle age. Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2022 Wellness travel, of which women in middle age are the most active participants, grew 8% annually from 2017 to 2019 and is expected to reach $815.5 billion in 2022, according to the Global Wellness Institute, a nonprofit research and advocacy group. Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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

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