middle-aged /ˌmɪdl̩ˈeɪd͡ʒd/ adjective3 •Of or relating to middle age or a middle-ager; neither old nor young.The person of interest is a middle-aged man seen acting strangely in the security camera's video. •Characteristic of middle-aged people.Well, perhaps that beige-on-beige color scheme may be a little middle-aged for a young artist's apartment; a little repainting won't hurt anything. •(no longer used) Belonging to the Middle Ages; medieval.The reading and perusing of middle-ag’d Antiquities. — 1710 formsmore middle-aged · most middle-aged