middle-aged
- adjective
- B1
- Top 5000
Used about a person who is no longer young but not yet old, usually between about forty and sixty years of age.
A middle-aged couple sat reading quietly in the hotel lobby.
Most singers in our choir are middle-aged or slightly older.
Middle-aged drivers usually pay less for insurance than very young ones.
He took up the guitar as a middle-aged complete beginner.
Common collocations: a middle-aged man · a middle-aged woman · a middle-aged couple · middle-aged people · comfortably middle-aged
Part of: Life events, Appearance