mid-agedadj.

Brit.

/mɪdˈeɪdʒd/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdˈeɪdʒd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mid-age n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < mid-age n. + -ed suffix². Compare slightly earlier middle-aged adj.

= middle-aged adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > middle-aged person > [adjective]

middle-aged1536

mid-aged1556

middling1610

mid-age1845

medieval1848

mid-life1858

middle-ageing1882

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie xxxvi. 14 Frosen to death: midaged, yonge, and olde.

1821 J. D. Paul Rouge et Noir 69 Now mark his mid-aged neighbour.

1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. xvi. 292 Solid mid-aged treehood.

1897 C. M. Stuart Sandy Scott's Bible Class 14 He was na a laddie, but a mid-aged man.

1909 T. Hardy Time's Laughingstocks & Other Verses 94 These market-dames, mid-aged, with lips thin-drawn.

1977 Time Out 28 Jan. (advt.) 65/1 Free holiday..offered industrious, educated girl..for help painting, decorating, revamping youthful mid-aged widower's panoramic bungalow.

1985 Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. I. 396/1 Now widespread but chiefly among young and mid-aged speakers.

1995 Jrnl. Ecol. 83 749/1 Windthrow mounds in young, mid-aged, and old age-classes were used to assess changes in soil over time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mid-aged
释义	mid-agedadj. Brit. /mɪdˈeɪdʒd/, U.S. /ˈmɪdˈeɪdʒd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mid-age n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < mid-age n. + -ed suffix². Compare slightly earlier middle-aged adj. = middle-aged adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > middle-aged person > [adjective] middle-aged1536 mid-aged1556 middling1610 mid-age1845 medieval1848 mid-life1858 middle-ageing1882 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie xxxvi. 14 Frosen to death: midaged, yonge, and olde. 1821 J. D. Paul Rouge et Noir 69 Now mark his mid-aged neighbour. 1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. xvi. 292 Solid mid-aged treehood. 1897 C. M. Stuart Sandy Scott's Bible Class 14 He was na a laddie, but a mid-aged man. 1909 T. Hardy Time's Laughingstocks & Other Verses 94 These market-dames, mid-aged, with lips thin-drawn. 1977 Time Out 28 Jan. (advt.) 65/1 Free holiday..offered industrious, educated girl..for help painting, decorating, revamping youthful mid-aged widower's panoramic bungalow. 1985 Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. I. 396/1 Now widespread but chiefly among young and mid-aged speakers. 1995 Jrnl. Ecol. 83 749/1 Windthrow mounds in young, mid-aged, and old age-classes were used to assess changes in soil over time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1556
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