"fiftysomething" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fiftysomethings [plural], fifty-something [alternative]
Etymology: From fifty + -something. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fifty|something}} fifty + -something Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fiftysomething (countable and uncountable, plural fiftysomethings)
  1. (countable, colloquial) A person between 50 and 59 years old. Tags: colloquial, countable Synonyms: quinquagenarian, semicentenarian, quinquagenary Translations (a person between 50 and 59 years in age): padesátník [masculine] (Czech), padesátnice [feminine] (Czech), vijftiger [masculine] (Dutch), quinquagénaire (French), ötvenes (Hungarian), pięćdziesięciolatek [masculine] (Polish), pięćdziesięciolatka [feminine] (Polish), quincuagenario [masculine] (Spanish), lilimampuin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-fiftysomething-en-noun-b-bycMua Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -something, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Age, Fifty, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -something: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Age: 100 0 Disambiguation of Fifty: 93 7 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Coordinate_terms: teen (13–19), vicenarian (20–29), twentysomething (20–29), tricenarian (30–39), thirtysomething (30–39), quadragenarian (40–49), fortysomething (40–49), sexagenarian (60–69), sixtysomething (60–69), septuagenarian (70–79), seventysomething (70–79), octogenarian (80–89), eightysomething (80–89), nonagenarian (90–99), ninetysomething (90–99), centenarian (100–199), semisupercentenarian (105–109), supercentenarian (110+)

Numeral

Forms: fifty-something [alternative]
Etymology: From fifty + -something. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fifty|something}} fifty + -something Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} fiftysomething
  1. (colloquial) An indeterminate value between 50 (inclusive) and 60 (exclusive). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-fiftysomething-en-num-jg66qRpm

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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