thirty-something
Collocations
5ADJ.
affordable, lay, living, local, still
VERB + THIRTY-SOMETHING
claim, failure-to-launch
THIRTY-SOMETHING + NOUN
men, people, women
PREP.
on, with
ADV.
mostly
Definitions
noun
Alternative form of thirtysomething.
Twenty- and thirty-somethings will gladly do the work you used to do, and probably for less money.
adj
Alternative form of thirtysomething.
What's different about Skate-N-Fun Zone this morning are the skaters, mostly thirty-something women on skates pushing strollers. Toddlers, not teenagers, circle the rink.
Tripp is only one of several local “failure-to-launch” sons, thirty-something men still living at home.
num
Alternative form of thirtysomething.
Although I can still lay claim to thirty-something, I saw a glimpse of such a grim future recently when my cat came down with the sniffles.
The nostalgia epicenter is the baby boomers, who grew up as cars came into their own as a mass-market, affordable entity. “Thirty-something is when people start collecting,” said Mr. Checchia, of the Franklin Mint.
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Synonyms
noun — the time of life between 30 and 40
- thirties
- mid-thirties
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Twenty- and thirty-somethings will gladly do the work you used to do, and probably for less money.
WiktionaryWhat's different about Skate-N-Fun Zone this morning are the skaters, mostly thirty-something women on skates pushing strollers. Toddlers, not teenagers, circle the rink.
WiktionaryTripp is only one of several local “failure-to-launch” sons, thirty-something men still living at home.
WiktionaryThirty-something men with slicked-back hair and bowling shirts, on dates with young women with pearl necklaces, bobs and tattoos.
WiktionaryAlthough I can still lay claim to thirty-something, I saw a glimpse of such a grim future recently when my cat came down with the sniffles.
WiktionaryThe nostalgia epicenter is the baby boomers, who grew up as cars came into their own as a mass-market, affordable entity. “Thirty-something is when people start collecting,” said Mr. Checchia, of the
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