# middle-aged

Pronunciation: say "mid-uhl-AYJD" /ˌmɪdl̩ˈeɪd͡ʒd/

## Adjective

1. Relating to middle age: the period of life that is neither young nor old.
   - Simple: Being neither young nor old, but somewhere in the middle part of life.
   - _The reunion drew a crowd of middle-aged alumni swapping stories about the old days._
   - _She felt distinctly middle-aged the morning she found her first gray hair._
2. Showing the qualities, tastes, or appearance typically associated with people in middle age.
   - Simple: Having the looks, habits, or attitudes that are typical of people in middle age.
   - _The cafe had a comfortable, middle-aged atmosphere of soft chairs and quiet jazz._
   - _He dressed in a sensible, middle-aged style long before he turned forty._

## Adjective

3. Belonging to the Middle Ages; relating to the medieval period of European history. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Belonging to the Middle Ages, the long stretch of European history before modern times.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/middle-aged (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).