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MIDDLE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Est. 1828 Dictionary Definition adjective noun adjective 2 adjective noun Synonyms Example Sentences Word History Phrases Containing Rhymes Entries Near Cite this Entry Citation Kids Definition Kids More from M-W Show more Show more Citation Kids More from M-W Save Word To save this word, you'll need to log in. Log In middle 1 of 2 adjective mid·​dle ˈmi-dᵊl Synonyms of middle 1 : equally distant from the extremes : medial , central the middle house in the row 2 : being at neither extreme : intermediate of middle size 3 Middle a : constituting a division intermediate between those prior and later or upper and lower Middle Paleozoic b : constituting a period of a language or literature intermediate between one called Old and one called New or Modern Middle Dutch 4 of a verb form or voice : typically asserting that a person or thing both performs and is affected by the action represented middle 2 of 2 noun 1 : a middle part, point, or position the middle of the street parts his hair in the middle 2 : the central portion of the human body : waist 3 : the position of being among or in the midst of something in the middle of the crowd 4 : something intermediate between extremes : mean 5 : the center of an offensive or defensive formation especially : the area between the second baseman and the shortstop see also: in the middle in the middle of middle of nowhere Synonyms of middle Relevance Adjective halfway mid Noun mean midpoint middle ground norm medium middle of the road See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus Examples of middle in a Sentence Adjective during the century's middle decades High temperatures today should be in the middle 80s. Franklin D. Roosevelt's middle initial stood for “Delano.” Noun A good essay will have a clear beginning, middle , and end. He stood exactly in the middle of the room. She opened the book to the middle and began to read. The car stopped in the middle of the road. The house should be finished by the middle of next summer. The beginning and ending of the movie were good, but the middle was pretty boring. She put her arms around his middle . He tied the sash around his middle . See More Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback . Adjective The system has become too complicated, with too much red tape and too many middle layers that don’t actually help patients. — Linh Tat, Oc Register , 4 May 2026 The model left her long, brown locks straight with a middle parting. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today , 4 May 2026 Noun Then Cash made another surprising move by leaving Vilade in to hit against Gaddis rather than pinch-hitting lefty Jake Fraley, and that also paid off when Vilade delivered an RBI single up the middle . — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2026 On days with heavy rain in Key Biscayne, golf carts can stall out in the middle of the street, electric cars get stranded in rising water and residents wade through inches — sometimes feet — of flooding. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald , 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English middel , from Old English; akin to Old English midde First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Time Traveler The first known use of middle was before the 12th century See more words from the same century Phrases Containing middle caught in the middle down the middle in the middle in the middle of in the middle of nowhere middle age middle C middle class middle distance middle ear middle finger middle game middle ground middle lamella middle management middle name middle of nowhere middle of the road middle school middle - sized middle temporal artery middle term piggy in the middle pig in the middle play both ends against the middle the middle - aged thick around the middle See More Rhymes for middle diddle fiddle griddle riddle See All Rhymes for middle Browse Nearby Words middie middle middle age See all Nearby Words Cite this Entry Style MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster “Middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle. Accessed 5 May. 2026. Copy Citation Kids Definition middle 1 of 2 adjective mid·​dle ˈmid-ᵊl 1 : equally distant from the ends or sides 2 : being at neither extreme : intermediate of middle size 3 capitalized : constituting an intermediate division or period Middle Paleozoic middle 2 of 2 noun 1 : a middle part, point, or position : center 2 : waist sense 1a 3 : the position of being among or in the midst of something in the middle of the crowd More from Merriam-Webster on middle Nglish: Translation of middle for Spanish Speakers Last Updated: 5 May 2026 - Updated example sentences Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Merriam-Webster unabridged More from Merriam-Webster Word of the Day augur See Definitions and Examples » Get Word of the Day daily email! 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