middle age

noun [U] /ˈmɪd·əl ˈeɪdʒ/ (also midlife)

Definition

› the period of your adult life from about 40 to 65 years old when you are no longer considered young but are not yet old middle-aged adjective › a middle-aged couple

(Definition of middle age noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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