middle age

noun

The period of life directly preceding old age, often defined roughly as ages 45–65; midlife.

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Meanings

middle age1

nounmiddle age (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe period of life directly preceding old age, often defined roughly as ages 45–65; midlife.

    The sequel checks in with the unmoored but largely lovable characters from the first movie as they face middle age.

    2017 January 26, Christopher D. Shea, “T2 Trainspotting’: The Early Reviews”, in New York Times
proper nounthe middle age
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Middle Age.

Middle Age2

proper nounthe Middle Age
  1. alternativearchaicAlternative form of Middle Ages.

middle Age3

proper nounthe middle Age
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Middle Age.

Translations

Bengali প্রৌঢ়তা, প্রৌঢ়ত্ব
  • প্রৌঢ়তা (prōuṛhota)the period of life preceding old age
  • প্রৌঢ়ত্ব (prōuṛhotto)the period of life preceding old age
Catalan mitjana edat
  • mitjana edatthe period of life preceding old age
Chinese Mandarin 中年
  • 中年 (zhōngnián)the period of life preceding old age
Esperanto mezaĝo
  • mezaĝothe period of life preceding old age
Finnish keski-ikä
  • keski-ikäthe period of life preceding old age
French âge moyen
  • âge moyenthe period of life preceding old age
German mittleres Alter, Mittelalter
  • mittleres Alterthe period of life preceding old age
  • Mittelalterthe period of life preceding old age
Greek μέση ηλικία
  • μέση ηλικία (mési ilikía)the period of life preceding old age
Irish meánaois
  • meánaoisthe period of life preceding old age
Italian mezza età
  • mezza etàthe period of life preceding old age
Japanese 中年
  • 中年 (chūnen)the period of life preceding old age
Korean 중년
  • 중년 (jungnyeon)the period of life preceding old age
Portuguese meia-idade
  • meia-idadethe period of life preceding old age
Romanian vârsta de mijloc
  • vârsta de mijlocthe period of life preceding old age
Russian сре́дний во́зраст
  • сре́дний во́зраст (srédnij vózrast)the period of life preceding old age
Spanish mediana edad, edad media
  • mediana edadthe period of life preceding old age
  • edad mediathe period of life preceding old age
Swahili makamo
  • makamothe period of life preceding old age
Swedish medelålder
  • medelålderthe period of life preceding old age
Welsh canol oed
  • canol oedthe period of life preceding old age
Cite this entry
APA

middle age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20age

MLA

“middle age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20age. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “middle age,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20age.

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