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middle-aged Definition

middle-aged (mid′'l ājd′)

adjective

in, of, characteristic of, or suitable for middle age

middle-aged Synonyms

middle-aged

modif.

adult, in one's prime, matronly, mid-life; see mature 1, matured.

middle-aged Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • leftie: Observations on life in England in the noughties from a grizzled middle-aged leftie.
  • jitterbuggers: Water food and middle-aged jitterbuggers getting sees a gold.
  • spinster: Heller's surprising ability to get into the mind of a middle-aged spinster also illustrates her strong talent for imaginative empathy.
  • bachelor: In Amsterdam every Friday night, a lonely woman cooks for her men a circle of middle-aged bachelors.
  • bloke: The small kitchen area - complete with tiled roof - is presided over by a very friendly, middle-aged Irish bloke.

Modifying Another Word

  • mostly: The audience was comprised of mostly middle-aged, and older, males.
  • mainly: Maybe so, but hardly as narrow as 198 mainly middle-aged males from chiefly the South and the shires.
  • now: This has ceased to be true for the educated but childless in the generation who are now middle-aged.
  • predominantly: OK, predominantly middle-aged liberals with a smattering of the younger generation.
  • very: I suddenly felt very middle-aged, very sober, and rather sore.
  • especially: Osteoarthritis of the knee is common in people who are overweight, especially middle-aged women.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Attendance at religious services seems to be declining, and worshippers become more predominantly middle-aged.