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midlife

US/ˈmɪdlaɪf/

midlife adjective: occurring in the middle point of one's life, usually considered about 45.

Adjective

midlife (not comparable)

  1. Occurring in the middle point of one's life, usually considered about 45.

Noun

midlife (plural midlives)

  1. The middle period of one's life.
    • Twins from all the patterns of twinship experienced this emotional disaster as young adults or in their midlives.2003, Barbara Schave Klein, Not all twins are alike: psychological profiles of twinship, page 57
    • Now we were writing, talking, sharing bits of our lives again, glad that both of us were able to talk about our midlives (which we realized could very well have been our late lives).2007 August 12, Curtis Pesmen, “As Survivors, We Were Closer Than Lovers”, in New York Times

midlife meaning in Indonesian

midlife in Indonesian

occurring in the middle point of one's life
paruh baya

Examples of midlife in a sentence

  • The decorative material used as waisting also served as a girdle for her midlife expansion.
  • Some doctors believe that midlife crises often stem from men's waning testosterone levels.
  • She continued, “Beyond midlife crisis, John, and male menopause, whatever that is, is the desire to simply be a man.

All 11 example sentences with midlife

Forms of midlife

Adjective
alternative formmid-life
Noun
pluralmidlives

Origin of midlife

From mid- + life.

Words formed from midlife

Phrases with midlife

Questions about midlife

What does midlife mean?
Midlife means occurring in the middle point of one's life, usually considered about 45.
What is midlife in Indonesian?
Midlife in Indonesian is paruh baya. See Midlife meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is midlife?
Midlife can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce midlife?
Midlife is pronounced /ˈmɪdlaɪf/ (US).

Words near midlife in the dictionary

  1. MIDlet
  2. Midleton
  3. MIDlets
  4. midlevel
  5. midlick
  6. midlife
  7. midlife crises
  8. midlife crisis
  9. midlifer
  10. midlifers
  11. midlight

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