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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Word to define a 50-year-old

Such as an octogenarian is someone in their 80's. Is there a word to define someone in their 50"s? How about in their 30's?
  

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Thanks to a once-popular TV show, 30-somethings. I've never heard one for people in their 50s. Middle aged?

  • Thanks to a once-popular TV show, 30-somethings.
  • I've never heard one for people in their 50s.
  • Middle aged?
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9 Answers
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Thanks to a once-popular TV show, 30-somethings.

I've never heard one for people in their 50s. Middle aged?
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Demi-centenarian for the fifty year old.
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Hi,

You could live your whole life and never hear anyone say that.Emotion: smile

Clive
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CliveHi,You could live your whole life and never hear anyone say that.Clive
I've never heard it in 74 years and I don't expect to hear it again for the next 74.

Rover
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You might hear the following:

"I'm fiftyish."

"He's thirty-something."
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Quinquagenarian for someone in their fifties.
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You can live your whole life without ever hearing anyone say that word. Emotion: smile

Clive
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anonymous Such as an octogenarian is someone in their 80's. Is there a word to define someone in their 50"s? How about in their 30's?

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