fiftysomething

1 4.6

A person between fifty and fifty-nine years old

noun
/ˈfɪftiˌsʌmθɪŋ/

: persona de cincuenta y tantos

Many fiftysomethings are embracing a healthier lifestyle to stay active.

Examples

To oversimplify, the Globe's thirty-to-fortysomething cohort seems more admiring of Baron than the forty-to-fiftysomething crew.

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She joined a club for fiftysomethings to meet new friends and share experiences.
The seminar discussed issues relevant to fiftysomethings, including retirement and health care.

Synonyms

middle-aged

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A person who is about 45 to 65 years old

is specific to the ten year span from ages 50 to 59

fifties

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The years when a person is between 50 and 59

is used to describe a person or thing in that age range

of a certain age

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A polite way to talk about someone who is not young, often middle-aged

is a neutral exact term for people aged 50 to 59

mid-fifties

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An age between about 53 and 57 years

is applied to a person who falls within that period

fiftyish

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About fifty years old

is used for people across the ten years between ages 50 and 59

How Old

mid-sixties

2 3.1

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1 4.6

mid-forties

2 2.9

Surface Forms

fiftysomething singular

fiftysomethings plural

Morphology

fiftysomething = fifty + something (transparent) = fifty + something

A clear compound of the numeral 'fifty' and 'something' meaning an unspecified age in the fifties; the derivation is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Fiftysomething comes from putting fifty and something together, where something means 'some unknown number' and is used in phrases like twenty-something or thirtysomething. So fiftysomething means 'in your fifties', or between 50 and 59.