🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

de meia-idade

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dʒi ˈmejɐ iˈdadʒi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Middle-Aged/ˈmɪd.əl.eɪdʒd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"As pessoas de meia-idade frequentemente mudam suas prioridades."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Referring to a person who is approximately between the ages of 40 and 65.

    "Many middle-aged individuals are focused on their careers and family."
  2. 2

    Describing the stage of life characterized by certain physical and emotional changes.

    "Middle-aged adults often experience a shift in priorities and health concerns."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'middle-aged' combines 'middle', from Old English 'midde', meaning 'in the middle', and 'aged', from Old French 'age', meaning 'the length of time that a person has lived'. It emerged in the English language in the mid-20th century to describe individuals typically between the ages of 40 and 65.

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