n.
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1 : a middle part, point, or position
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
– middle of nowhere : an extremely remote and isolated place <ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere >