Meaning of “middle-aged” in the English Dictionary

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middle-agedadjective

uk ​ /ˌmɪd.əlˈeɪdʒd/ us ​ /ˌmɪd.əlˈeɪdʒd/

B1 in middle age:

They're a middle-aged couple, with grown-up children.

› disapproving too careful and not showing the enthusiasm, energy, or style of someone young:

What a conventional, middle-aged attitude he has to life!

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(Definition of “middle-aged” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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