adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˌmɪdl̩ˈeɪd͡ʒd/
/ˈmɪdl̩ˌeɪd͡ʒd/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to middle age or a middle-ager; neither old nor young.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The person of interest is a middle-aged man seen acting strangely in the security camera's video.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Characteristic of middle-aged people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable
Examples
Well, perhaps that beige-on-beige color scheme may be a little middle-aged for a young artist's apartment; a little repainting won't hurt anything.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Belonging to the Middle Ages; medieval.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
middeljarig
— of or relating to middle age
Arabic:
كَهْل
(kahl)
— of or relating to middle age
Arabic:
كَهْلَة
(kahla)
— of or relating to middle age
Assamese:
আদহীয়া
(adohia)
— of or relating to middle age
Assamese:
মাজবয়সীয়া
(mazboyoxia)
— of or relating to middle age
Azerbaijani:
ortayaşlı
— of or relating to middle age
Azerbaijani:
ortayaş
— of or relating to middle age
Azerbaijani:
ortabab
— of or relating to middle age
Bengali:
প্রৌঢ়
(prōuṛh)
— of or relating to middle age
Bengali:
মধ্যবয়স্ক
(moddhoboẏosko)
— of or relating to middle age
Bengali:
মাঝবয়সী
(majhobẏośi)
— of or relating to middle age
Bulgarian:
на средна възраст
(na sredna vǎzrast)
— of or relating to middle age
Chinese Mandarin:
中年的
(zhōngnián de)
— of or relating to middle age
Esperanto:
mezaĝa
— of or relating to middle age
Estonian:
keskealine
— of or relating to middle age
Finnish:
keski-ikäinen
— of or relating to middle age
French:
d'âge moyen
— of or relating to middle age
French:
entre deux âges
— of or relating to middle age
French:
d'âge mûr
— of or relating to middle age
Galician:
de mediana idade
— of or relating to middle age
Georgian:
შუახნის
(šuaxnis)
— of or relating to middle age
German:
mittleren Alters
— of or relating to middle age
German:
mittelalt
— of or relating to middle age
Hindi:
अधेड़
(adheṛ)
— of or relating to middle age
Hungarian:
középkorú
— of or relating to middle age
Ido:
mez-eva
— of or relating to middle age
Indonesian:
setengah baya
— of or relating to middle age
Irish:
meánaosta
— of or relating to middle age
Irish:
bunaosta
— of or relating to middle age
Japanese:
中年
(chūnen)
— of or relating to middle age
Māori:
taipakeke
— of or relating to middle age
Māori:
taikaumātua
— of or relating to middle age
Norwegian Bokmål:
middelaldrende
— of or relating to middle age
Norwegian Nynorsk:
middelaldrande
— of or relating to middle age
Persian:
میانسال
(miyânsâl)
— of or relating to middle age
Polish:
w średnim wieku
— of or relating to middle age
Portuguese:
de meia-idade
— of or relating to middle age
Punjabi:
ਅਧਖੜ
(adhakhaṛ)
— of or relating to middle age
Punjabi:
ਅਧੇੜ
(adheṛ)
— of or relating to middle age
Russian:
сре́дних лет
(srédnix let)
— of or relating to middle age
Serbo-Croatian:
сре̏довјечан
— of or relating to middle age
Serbo-Croatian:
srȅdovječan
— of or relating to middle age
Spanish:
de mediana edad
— of or relating to middle age
Swahili:
makamo
— of or relating to middle age
Swedish:
medelålders
— of or relating to middle age
Tagalog:
balubata
— of or relating to middle age
Tagalog:
talubata
— of or relating to middle age
Ukrainian:
середнього віку
(serednʹoho viku)
— of or relating to middle age
Ukrainian:
середніх літ
(serednix lit)
— of or relating to middle age
