semicentenarian
English
Etymology
From semicentenary (“50 year, 50th anniversary”) + -ian (“person”), equivalent to semi- (“half”) + centenarian (“100-year-old”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛˌmaɪˌsɛnəˈnɛriən/, /ˌsɛˌmaɪˌsɛntəˈnɛriən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɛmɪsɛntəˈnɛːrɪən/
Noun
semicentenarian (plural semicentenarians)
- A person celebrating a semicentenary, especially a person celebrating their 50th birthday; a 50-year-old.
Synonyms
- fiftysomething, quinquagenarian
Coordinate terms
- teen (13–19)
- vicenarian (20–29)
- twentysomething (20–29)
- tricenarian (30–39)
- thirtysomething (30–39)
- quadragenarian (40–49)
- fortysomething (40–49)
- sexagenarian (60–69)
- sixtysomething (60–69)
- septuagenarian (70–79)
- seventysomething (70–79)
- octogenarian (80–89)
- eightysomething (80–89)
- nonagenarian (90–99)
- ninetysomething (90–99)
- centenarian (100–199)
- hundredsomething (100–199)
References
- “semi-, prefix”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.