"midlife" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-midlife.wav
Etymology: From mid- + life. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mid|life}} mid- + life Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} midlife (not comparable)
  1. Occurring in the middle point of one's life, usually considered about 45. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: midlife crisis Translations (Occurring in the middle point of one's life): keski-iän (Finnish), paruh baya (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-midlife-en-adj-4KAHmfrQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Indonesian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mid-life

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-midlife.wav Forms: midlives [plural]
Etymology: From mid- + life. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mid|life}} mid- + life Head templates: {{en-noun|midlives}} midlife (plural midlives)
  1. The middle period of one's life. Categories (topical): Age Related terms: mid-life crisis
    Sense id: en-midlife-en-noun-B5xUheSF Disambiguation of Age: 1 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mid-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Indonesian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mid-life

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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