mid-nineties

6.2

A person who is about 95 years old

noun

: mediados de los noventa

Her grandmother remained active well into her mid-nineties.

Examples

Many people in their mid-nineties continue to live independently.
He celebrated his birthday in the mid-nineties with all his great-grandchildren.
She celebrated her birthday in the mid-nineties.
Many people in their mid-nineties still enjoy life.
Her grandmother remained active well into her mid-nineties.
Many people in their mid-nineties continue to live independently.
He celebrated his birthday in the mid-nineties with all his great-grandchildren.

Synonyms

golden years

vsmid-nineties

Informal

13 3.7

A time after you stop working for rest and enjoyment

marks the middle years of extreme old age rather than early retirement

ripe old age

vsmid-nineties

10 2.7

An age when someone has lived for a very long time

refers specifically to being in the middle of very late years

autumn years

vsmid-nineties

1 7.0

A time in life after retirement when people are older

denotes the middle part of that late life span not the whole period

nineties

vsmid-nineties

2.4

A person aged between 90 and 99

is the narrower middle years within that age range

How Old

mid-nineties

6.2

nineties

2.4

Surface Forms

mid-nineties singular

mid-nineties plural

Morphology

mid-nineties = nineties (transparent) = mid + ninety + ies

The prefix 'mid-' combined with 'nineties' straightforwardly indicates the middle portion of that decade or age range.

Etymology

Mid-nineties comes from mid- ('middle') and nineties ('ages from 90 to 99'), so it means the middle years of being in your nineties, around '95'. That's why someone in their mid-nineties is between 90 and 100 years old.