midlife

noun

mid·​life ˈmid-ˈlīf How to pronounce midlife (audio)
midlife adjective

Examples of midlife in a Sentence

changes that occur at midlife
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These are health matters that can be the difference between life and death for many women in midlife or, at the very least, have a major impact on their quality of life. Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 4 Mar. 2025 Why are more doctors not talking to women about menopause and midlife? Alice Park, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025 There are still benefits to getting the HPV vaccine in midlife. Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Feb. 2025 But a growing body of research links cardiovascular events that occur in midlife to risk factors – such as obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking – that begin developing decades earlier, in childhood. Laura Williamson/american Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midlife

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of midlife was in 1807

Cite this Entry

“Midlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midlife. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

midlife

noun
mid·​life ˈmid-ˈlīf How to pronounce midlife (audio)
midlife adjective

Medical Definition

midlife

noun
mid·​life
(ˈ)mid-ˈlīf

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