twentysomething

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twentysomething

  • /ˈtwɛn.tiː.ˌsʌm.θɪŋ/

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From twenty + -something.

noun twentysomethings · twenty-something · 20-something

  1. informal A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties. This is the twentysomething generation, those 48 million young Americans ages 18 through 29 who fall between the famous baby boomers and the boomlet of children the baby boomers are producing.

    Similar: vicenarian

adjective twenty-something · 20-something

  1. not comparable Aged between twenty and thirty. You may feel as inexperienced as a twentysomething woman just starting out, but it’s not too late to make changes.

number twenty-something · 20-something

  1. Between twenty and thirty.

    Similar: twentyodd

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noun person aged between twenty and twenty-nine

Españolveinteañero, veinteañera
Portuguêsvicenário, vicenária
Françaisvingtenaire
DeutschTwen, jemand in den Zwanzigern, Zwanziger

adj aged between twenty and twenty-nine

Españolveinteañero
Françaisvingtenaire

num between twenty and twenty-nine

Españolveintitantos

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@misc{twentysomething_2026,
  title = {twentysomething},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/twentysomething},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}