n. The age, now generally considered to be from the late 20s to the early 40s, when a person is too old to be a youth and too young to be middle-aged; the state of mind of people in this age group who resist the usual trappings of encroaching middle age.
2001
Unlike some people, I know I will someday be ol … ol … less young than I am now. In fact I already know I'm no longer a kid. I cheerfully admit that I am well into my middle youth.
1997 (earliest)
If you haven't heard of Red then you haven't been reading the papers, or looking at posters or watching the TV news or going to the cinema or … well, if you haven't heard of Red then, basically, you shouldn't be working in PR.
It's the biggest-spending women's launch since Marie Claire some 13 years ago and it's targeting a whole new concept in women — 'middle youth'.
It's the biggest-spending women's launch since Marie Claire some 13 years ago and it's targeting a whole new concept in women — 'middle youth'.