midlife
pronunciation
How to pronounce midlife in British English:
UK [mɪdˈlaɪf]
How to pronounce midlife in American English:
US [ mɪdˈlaɪf]
Word Origin
- midlife (n.)
- also mid-life, 1837, from mid + life. Midlife crisis attested from 1965.
Example
- 1. But these challenges aren 't new to midlife .
- 2. Midlife can be a minefield .
- 3. Dennis 's suspicions of his wife smacked of midlife crisis .
- 4. But has the concept of the midlife crisis itself grown old and tired ?
- 5. That 's a common reason for midlife divorces , orbuch said .