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middle age
middle agen. The time of human life between youth and old age, usually reckoned as the years between 40 and 60. Also called midlife.middle age n the period of life between youth and old age, usually (in man) considered to occur approximately between the ages of 40 and 60 mid′dle age′
n. the period of human life between youth and old age, usu. considered as the years between 45 and 65. [1350–1400] mid′dle-aged′ (eɪgd) adj. Middle Ages middle age1. 'Middle Ages'In European history, the Middle Ages were the period between approximately 1000 AD and 1400 AD. This practice was common throughout the Middle Ages.2. 'middle age'Middle age is the period in a person's life when they are no longer young but are not yet old. ...the onset of middle age.Men tend to put on weight in middle age.3. 'middle-aged'When someone has reached this period of their life, you can say that they are middle-aged. The boss was a middle-aged woman....middle-aged married businessmen.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  middle age - the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life stateadulthood, maturity - the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developedchange of life, menopause, climacteric - the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle endsclimacteric - a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause |
Translationsmiddle (ˈmidl) noun1. the central point or part. the middle of a circle. 中央，中心 中部，中间 2. the central area of the body; the waist. You're getting rather fat round your middle. 腰部 腰部 adjective equally distant from both ends. the middle seat in a row. 中間的 中间的ˈmiddling adjective average. He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height. 中等的 中等的middle age the years between youth and old age. She is well into middle age. 中年 中年ˌmiddle-ˈaged adjective 中年的 中年的Middle Ages (with the) the time between the end of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. 中世紀 中世纪Middle East (with the) Egypt and the countries of Asia west of Pakistan. 中東 中东ˈmiddleman (-mӕn) noun a dealer who buys goods from the person who makes or grows them, and sells them to shopkeepers or to the public; a wholesaler. You can save money by buying direct from the factory and cutting out the middleman. 經紀人，中間商，掮客 经纪人，中间人 be in the middle of (doing) something to be busily occupied doing something. Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair. 正忙於 正忙于EncyclopediaSeemiddlemiddle age
middle agen. The time of human life between youth and old age, usually reckoned as the years between 40 and 60. Also called midlife.middle ageAn imprecise term that refers to the period of life that begins roughly at age 40 and ends at about age 64. During middle age in Western societies, many medical problems begin to increase in frequency, including degenerative arthritis, cancer, diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, myocardial ischemia and infarction, obesity, and visual accommodative disorders. See also: ageLegalSeeAgemiddle age
Related to middle age: midlife crisisWords related to middle agenoun the time of life between youth and old age (eRelated Words- time of life
- adulthood
- maturity
- change of life
- menopause
- climacteric
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