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mid • dle-aged / ,midl ' eid3d / adjective

not old and not young; between the ages of around 40 and 60

a middle-aged man

the Mid • dle Ag • es / 6s ,midl ' eid3iz / noun

[ plural ]

( history ) the years between about 1100 and 1500 in Europe

Look at medieval .

the mid • dle class / 6s ,midl ' klres /

[ singular ]

the group of people in a society who are neither very rich

nor very poor, and which includes business and

professional people

tax benefits for the middle class

mid • dle-class / ,midl ' kl®s / adjective

students from middle-class families

Look at the upper class , the working class .

the Mid • dle East / 6s midl ' ist / noun

[ singular ]

( geography ) the group of countries in S.W. Asia and N.E. Africa

Look at the Far East .

mid • dle name / ' midl neim / noun [ count ]

a name that comes between your first name and your family name

Word building

Your first name or given name is the name that your parents give you when you are born. Many people also have a middle name . Your last name or family name is the name that everyone in your family has. When a woman gets married, she usually takes her husband's last name. Her old last name is then called her maiden name , and her new one is her married name .

A nickname is a name that your friends or family sometimes call you instead of your real name: His real name is Robert, but his nickname is Shorty.

mid • dle school / ' midlskul / noun [ count ]

a school for children between the ages of about 11 and 14 Word building

In the U.S., children start elementary school when they are 5. The first year of this is called kindergarten

When children are around 11 years old, they move to middle school (or junior high school ), and when they reach the age of around 14, they start high school .

Each year of school is called a grade . When a child is around 6 years old they are in first grade , and the last year of high school is the twelfth grade .

mid .night © / ' midnait / noun [ noncount ]

twelve o'clock at night We left the party at midnight .

—Look at midday .

mid • Way / |mid ' wei / adverb

in the middle

Our farm is midway between Lincoln and Omaha. —SYNONYM halfway

the Mid • West / бэ |mid' west / noun [singular]

( geography ) the northern central part of the U.S. I grew up in the Midwest.

mid • Wife / ' midwaif / noun [ count ] ( plural mid • wives / ' midwaivz / )

( health ) a person whose job is to help women give birth to babies

might © / mait / modal verb

a word that shows what will perhaps happen or what is possible

Don't run, because you might fall.

"Where's Anne?" "I don't know — she might be in the kitchen."

used as the form of "may" when you repeat later what someone has said

He said he might be late (=his words were "I may be late" ).

( formal ) a word that you use to suggest something in a polite way

You might want to call him first. Grammar

Can , could , may , might , should , must , will , shall , would , and ought to are modal verbs.

Modal verbs do not have an "s" in the "he/she" form: She can drive. (NOT She cans drive.) After modal verbs (except ought to ), you use the infinitive without "to": I must go now. (NOT I must to go.)

You make questions and negative sentences without "do" or "did": Will you come with me? (NOT Do you will come?); They might not know. (NOT They don't might know.)

might • y / ' maiti / adjective ( might • i • er , might • i • est )

( formal )

very great, strong, or powerful

He hit him with a mighty blow across his shoulder.

mi • graine / 'maigrein / noun

[ count, noncount ]

( health ) a very bad pain in your head that makes you feel sick

mi • grantAWL / ' maigrant / noun [ count ]

a person who goes to another area or another country to find work

migrant farm workers