English Explanatory Dictionary

fortysomething

English dictionary entry

Meanings

num
  1. An indeterminate value between 40 (inclusive) and 50 (exclusive).
noun
  1. A person between 40 and 49 years old.

Word forms

fortysomething forty-something fortysomethings

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz Old English fēowertiġ Middle English fourti English forty English -something English fortysomething From forty + -something.

Synonyms

quadragenarian
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