thirtysomething
Between twenties, forties
Thirtysomething describes someone in their thirties—between thirty and thirty-nine years old.
The term gained currency from a 1980s TV drama about urban professionals navigating that decade of life.
It works as both adjective and noun: a thirtysomething lawyer, The bar was full of thirtysomethings.
The pattern extends to other decades: twentysomething, fortysomething.
Episodic TV comedy series
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- ABCFirst three letters
- 1987Late twentieth-century year
Emmy · yuppie · baby-boomer · Philadelphia · Bedford Falls
Lifelong occupational pursuit
- familyRelated people together
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
parenthood · mortgage · marriage · divorce · relocation · work-life balance · promotion · networking
Those born 1981-1996
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- peer groupSocial circle of equals
- age groupPopulation segment by birth years
census · population · zeitgeist · cultural identity · digital natives · latchkey kids · xennials · young professionals
Utmost height attained
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- energyPower to do work
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
potential · health · fitness · productivity · vigor · drive · momentum · confidence
sitcom
Episodic TV comedy series
1987 · Emmy · yuppie · baby-boomer · Philadelphia · Bedford Falls
career
Lifelong occupational pursuit
- familyRelated people together
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- stabilityResistance to displacement
homeownership · parenthood · mortgage · marriage · divorce · relocation · work-life balance · promotion · networking · savings
millennials
Those born 1981-1996
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- peer groupSocial circle of equals
age group · census · population · zeitgeist · cultural identity · digital natives · latchkey kids · xennials · young professionals · quarter-life crisis
peak
Utmost height attained
opportunity · potential · health · fitness · productivity · vigor · drive · momentum · confidence · capability
thirtysomethingelderly
Advanced in age
teenager · child · octogenarian · senior citizen · seventysomething
thirtysomethingold-timer
Long-tenured person
graybeard · young buck · spring chicken · over the hill · golden ager
something, thirty, thirtieth, thirties, twentysomething, fortysomething, thirtyfold