English Explanatory Dictionary

May–December

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to a relationship in which one person is much older than the other.

Word forms

May–December May-to-December May and December

Etymology

From the lyrics to the song September Song, by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson, first published in 1938, about such a relationship, which includes the line It's a long, long time from May to December.

Synonyms

May–September

Related words

autumn romance December bride Maycember

Derived words

May–December romance May–December marriage
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