Middle age meaning in English

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Definition

(a) middle-aged (woman): (a woman) of a certain age, in the middle of her life (perhaps between the ages of 40 and 60) adjective
the Middle Ages: the period of European history between the 5th century and the 15th century idiom

Examples

  • "They're for a middle-aged, dirty woman who's been going through a hard time."
  • "Hannah : 500,000 Belgian teenagers and one middle-aged American."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with terms from the dialogue. Use the hints to help you!

This term describes someone who is cold and uncaring. "My husband doesn't care about my feelings - he always makes remarks about my weight - he's very ."

This term describes a person who is between 45 and 65 years old. "Fightclub is for men; all of the members have kids and none of them have hair."

Fill in the blanks with terms from the dialogue. Use the hints to help you!

This term describes someone who is cold and uncaring. "My husband doesn't care about my feelings - he always makes remarks about my weight - he's very insensitive 1."

This term describes a person who is between 45 and 65 years old. "Fightclub is for middle-aged 2 men; all of the members have kids and none of them have hair."
1 insensitive: An "insensitive" person lacks consideration for the feelings of others. Example: She really hurt me with her comments about my fat stomach - she's the most insensitive person I have ever met. Philip apologizes to Doris for being "so insensitive". He is acknowledging that he was very slow to realize that she had personal problems.
2 middle-aged: A "middle-aged" person generally refers to someone between 45 and 65 years old - they are in the intermediate stage between being young and old. "Middle-aged" is not usually a derogatory term, but, knowing how sensitive people can be about their age, it should be used with discretion!

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