fifty-somethings
Between forty and sixty
Fifty-somethings are people in their fifties—between fifty and fifty-nine years old.
The term groups people by decade of life, often in discussions of demographics, cultural trends, or generational attitudes: The restaurant was full of fifty-somethings reminiscing about the eighties.
A single person is a fifty-something.
Complete self-transformation
- second-actPlay's second division
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- grandparentingCaring for descendants' offspring
- menopauseEnd of fertility
andropause · reflection · reassessment · legacy · mortality · wisdom · experience · perspective
Halfway through adulthood
- middle-agedIn life's middle decades
- agingGrowing older over time
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- populationAll inhabitants combined
census · statistics · workforce · AARP · graying
Employer-sponsored retirement savings
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- savingsAccumulated money kept
Large intestine examination
- mammogramBreast tissue X-ray
- presbyopiaAge-related near vision loss
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
Longing for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
- analogComparable equivalent
- rememberingRetaining past information
- typewritersKey-operated printing devices
reinvention
Complete self-transformation
- second-actPlay's second division
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- grandparentingCaring for descendants' offspring
menopause · andropause · reflection · reassessment · legacy · mortality · wisdom · experience · perspective · maturity
midlife
Halfway through adulthood
- middle-agedIn life's middle decades
- agingGrowing older over time
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
population · census · statistics · workforce · AARP · graying
401k
Employer-sponsored retirement savings
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
colonoscopy
Large intestine examination
- mammogramBreast tissue X-ray
- presbyopiaAge-related near vision loss
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
cholesterol · perimenopause · check-ups · arthritis · wrinkles
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
- analogComparable equivalent
- rememberingRetaining past information
typewriters · disco · punk · new-wave
fifty-somethingsGen Z
Post-millennial demographic cohort
Generation Alpha · Zoomers · digital natives · millennials · Gen Y
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