middlescencenoun [ U ]
/ˌmɪd.əˈles.əns//ˌmɪd.əˈles.əns/middle age (= the period in a person's life between the ages of about 40 and 60), especially when this is considered a difficult period of change:
In middlescence, we wonder if we could have done more with our lives.
My parents are going through a time known as "middlescence".
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- Middlescence can be a time of confusion and frustration.
- Increasing attention is now being paid to middlescence as a phase of life.
- Today we're going to talk about women's concerns about middlescence.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stages of life
- adolescence
- adulthood
- arrive
- autumn
- autumn years idiom
- babyhood
- decline
- get on
- girlhood
- glory days
- golden age
- heyday
- middle-aged
- midlife
- midlife crisis
- old age
- prime
- twilight
- twilight years idiom
- youth
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