taipakeke
1. (verb) (-tia) to be middle-aged, mature (of people).
Nōna ka taipakeke ka tino kitea tōna kaha me tōna māia (TTR 1990:357). / When he was middle aged he was noted for strength and endurance.
Synonyms: whakapakari
2. (modifier) mature, middle-aged, elderly, aged.
He mea tono e te pouaru a Tauteka, kia whakaeangia te mate o tōna hoa, ā, nā te rangatira taipakeke tonu nei, nā Te Huiatahi, te kauaeroa i whakatakoto (TTR 1990:125). / Tauteka's widow had demanded utu for the death of her partner, and the ambush had been prepared by Te Huiatahi, an aged chief.
Synonyms: pāhake, pakeke, tūpakeke, whatutoto, taikaumātua, koeke, pakari, whakapakeke
3. (noun) middle-aged person, mature person.
Nā tāna mahi tākuta i whai wāhi ia ki ngā taipakeke o te rohe i pērā rawa ai tōna mōhio (TTR 1998:93). / Through his practice he gained much of his knowledge from his dealings with the old people of the district.
Synonyms: taikaumātua
