What's meaning of the word "middle children"?

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What's meaning of the word "middle children"?
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家里位居中间的孩子,相对老大和老么来讲,没人疼没人爱.
可引申为“被人遗忘的孩子”.
middle children of history:被历史遗弃的一代.