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🧑 Person aged 30-39 🧑 Aged 30-39
thirtysomething

thirtysomething

4 3.7
A person between thirty and thirty-nine years old
  • noun
  • /ˈθɜrtiˌsʌmθɪŋ/
translation icon : treintañero
  • Many thirtysomethings are finding new hobbies to explore during their free time.

Examples

  • This show reminds me of the show Thirtysomething, which was out in the '90s.

    Blog text (29)

  • The brashly funny The Mindy Project finds Mindy Kaling as the title character, a thirtysomething OB/GYN struggling to balance her career and love life.

    Blog text (13)

  • "Sorry, but 'thirtysomething' is the one show I watch religiously," Jazz said.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Something runs the gamut of the contemporary twentysomething and thirtysomething experience.

    Blog text (11)

  • Since his divorce, Alfie Shepridge did not exactly find himself leading the thirtysomething life he envisioned in his new digs.

    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)

  • Then in the afternoons he’d get up, make spaghetti, and watch thirtysomething reruns.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Then, before 'Hocus Pocus,' you probably hadn't seen Larry Bagby, unless you were a voracious fan of 'Mr. Belvedere' or 'thirtysomething.'

    Blog text (13)

  • I am still stunned by the experience; like any good thirtysomething Brooklynite, I had envisioned the glowing "natural" birth, the whole holistic bill of goods that has been sold to us strong, empowered, modern women.

    Blog text (9)

  • The thirtysomething couple decided to travel to new countries to experience different cultures.

  • As a thirtysomething, he often reflects on how much life has changed since his twenties.

Synonyms

thirty-something
vsthirtysomething
  • Informal
4 3.4

A person aged between 30 and 39 or the years between those ages

refers only to a person in that age range, not to the life stage

How Old

thirtysomething
4 3.7

Surface Forms

thirtysomething singular
thirtysomethings plural

Morphology

thirtysomething = thirty + something (transparent) = thirty + something

A clear compound of 'thirty' + 'something' meaning an unspecified age in the thirties; the meaning is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Thirtysomething as a noun means 'a person who is between 30 and 39'. The word joins thirty and something to mean 'thirty and some more', so a thirtysomething is someone in their thirties.