- dle-aged
- mid·dle-aged·ly;
English syllables. 2014.
dle-aged
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mid|dle-aged — «MIHD uhl AYJD», adjective. 1. neither young nor old; between youth and old age; being of middle age: »a middle aged parent. 2. characteristic of people in middle age … Useful english dictionary
aged — aged; ap·pend·aged; dis·cour·aged·ly; fo·li·aged; man·aged; teen·aged; vis·aged; lever·aged; mid·dle·aged·ness; … English syllables
dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… … English syllables
Middle-aged — Mid dle aged , a. Being about the middle of the ordinary age of man; early in the century, it was considered between 30 and 50 years old, but by the end of the 19th centruy it was considered as 40 to 60. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mid|dle-ag|ing — «MIHD uhl AY jihng», adjective. inclined to middle age; becoming middle aged … Useful english dictionary
mid — ag·a·mo·mer·mid; aphas·mid·ia; bro·mid·ic; bro·mid·i·om; bro·mid·ism; cal·lim·o·mid; ca·tos·to·mid; ce·to·mi·mid; chro·mid·i·al; chro·mid·i·um; cor·mid·i·um; des·mid; des·mid·i·a·ce·ae; des·mid·i·a·les; des·mid·i·ol·o·gy; di·ap·to·mid;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
middle age — mid′dle age′ n. the period of human life between youth and old age, usu. considered as the years between 45 and 65 • Etymology: 1350–1400 mid′dle aged′eɪgd adj … From formal English to slang
conniption — n a fit of irritation, agitation. The geo graphical origin and derivation of the word is obscure (it is fairly common in Australian and North American speech) but it is most often heard among mid dle aged speakers … Contemporary slang
pansy — n a male homosexual or an effeminate, effete or weak male. A word first used in this context in the 1920s and well established until the late 1960s. It sur vives mainly in the speech of the mid dle aged and elderly. pant combining form British an … Contemporary slang
