"thirtysomething" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: thirty-something [alternative], 30-something [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English thirty English -something English thirtysomething From thirty + -something. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|thirty|-something|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English thirty English -something English thirtysomething From thirty + -something. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} thirtysomething (not comparable)
  1. Between 30 and 39 years of age. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-thirtysomething-en-adj-c-kORIrB Categories (other): Age, People Disambiguation of Age: 75 25 0 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0

Noun

Forms: thirtysomethings [plural], thirty-something [alternative], 30-something [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English thirty English -something English thirtysomething From thirty + -something. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|thirty|-something|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English thirty English -something English thirtysomething From thirty + -something. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thirtysomething (plural thirtysomethings)
  1. A tricenarian: a person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive). Synonyms: tricenarian
    Sense id: en-thirtysomething-en-noun-lZGqj6D0 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -something, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Thirty Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 27 52 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 63 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 63 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 66 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -something: 30 43 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 83 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 83 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 90 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 5 92 3 Disambiguation of Thirty: 6 91 3

Numeral

Forms: thirty-something [alternative], 30-something [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English thirty English -something English thirtysomething From thirty + -something. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|thirty|-something|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English thirty English -something English thirtysomething From thirty + -something. Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} thirtysomething
  1. Between 30 and 39.
    Sense id: en-thirtysomething-en-num-4yKpRuQF

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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