| Noun | 1. | midterm - the middle of the gestation period | |
| 2. | midterm - middle of an academic term or a political term in officeterm - a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term" | |
| 3. | midterm - an examination administered in the middle of an academic termexam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions" | |