What exactly is 'middle aged'?

@pitstop (15551)
Australia
June 29, 2021 7:02am CST
People often describe others or just use the term 'middle-aged'. Is there a standard age cut off or definition for this term? Do people get offended when they are referred to as middle aged?
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• India
29 Jun 21
I guess 40 to 60 is middle-aged. Don't see anyone get offended with it but maybe some
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
29 Jun 21
That's a wide range.
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@miftha (1622)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
29 Jun 21
I don't know. I often hear that word but still do not understand the meaning of it
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
29 Jun 21
Looks like an age old problem.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
29 Jun 21
I`m not so sure about it. I think the age are around 40-60 yrs. old. I don`t get offended when they tell me that I`m already in the middle aged. We all get old anyway.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
29 Jun 21
My guess is that when people use the term on 30 year olds, they feel a little weird.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
30 Jun 21
@m_audrey6788 I meant 30 year old who still consider themselves young.
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• Germany
30 Jun 21
@pitstop What do you mean weird?
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
29 Jun 21
Here we tend to think that people who are about 40 years old belong to middle age.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
29 Jun 21
That seems to be the average age.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
29 Jun 21
The age of middle age goes up the older you get.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
30 Jun 21
Aha! That's a super idea!!