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mid-twenties

mid-twenties

1 2.7
The years when a person is about 24 to 26 years old
  • noun
translation icon : veinte y tantos
  • Plus, when you're in your mid-twenties like Don, nobody's gonna be an exec yet.

Examples

  • By your mid-twenties, you should have a clearer idea of your career path.

  • Young female, mid-twenties, found unconscious on her bed.

    Franklyn (2008)

  • A young man, mid-twenties.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The driver, Monty Brogan, mid-twenties, is pale-skinned in the flickering light.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • She was in her mid-twenties, very striking, I thought, although it was surprising how her face changed toward the lines of a vampire, even as I boasted inside about my conquest.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Many people in their mid-twenties start to settle down and think about their future.

  • In her mid-twenties, she felt more confident and ready to face new challenges.

Synonyms

twenties
vsmid-twenties
51 1.1

A time in life when someone is between 20 and 29 years old

is a narrower subset focusing on roughly ages twenty four to twenty six
twentysomething
vsmid-twenties
5 3.5

A person between 20 and 29 years old

is the narrower specific mid age range rather than the whole decade

How Old

thirty-something
  • Informal
4 3.4
mid-thirties
1 2.8
thirtyish
  • Informal
1 4.2
mid-twenties
1 2.7

Surface Forms

mid-twenties singular
mid-twenties plural

Morphology

mid-twenties = twenties (transparent) = mid + twenty + ies

The prefix 'mid-' (middle) combines directly with 'twenties' (ages 20–29) to yield the clear meaning 'around the middle of the twenties'.

Etymology

Mid-twenties comes from mid- meaning 'middle' and twenties meaning 'the years from twenty to twenty-nine'. So, it means the 'middle of your twenties', usually around 24 to 26 years old.