mid-forties
2.9
Time in life when someone is about 44 to 46 years old
- noun
- /mɪd ˈfɔːrtiz/
:
mediados de los cuarenta
- Patty Lopresti, mid-forties, still sexy even in an apron, is mixing cake batter in a bowl with an electric mixer.
Examples
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The author, now in her mid-forties, has published several bestselling novels over the years.
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She was relieved to see that he was somewhat older than he had sounded—mid-forties or more.
Fiction book (1998) -
He felt more settled in life as he approached his mid-forties, with a stable job and family.
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Many people reassess their goals and values during their mid-forties, experiencing a significant life transition.
Synonyms
fortysomething
vsmid-forties
1
3.2
Being between forty and forty-nine years old
means specifically the mid years within that range about ages forty-four to forty-six
forties
vsmid-forties
1
1.0
The years in a person's life between ages 40 and 49
refers to the middle years of that decade around ages forty-four to forty-six
How Old
Surface Forms
mid-forties singular
mid-forties plural
Morphology
Etymology
Mid-forties combines mid- meaning 'middle' with forties, from forty meaning 'four tens'. So, mid-forties means the middle years of your forties, about 44 to 46 years old.