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Examples of baby boom in a Sentence
There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
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By 2030, the baby boom generation — people born between 1946 and 1964 — will be 65 or older.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
The idea was that when the baby boom generation retired and more money flowed out of Social Security than came in every year, the trust funds would make up the difference.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 31 May 2024
But while the midlife crises of the baby boom generations may have been defined by a fear of getting older or panic about major life changes, younger generations experience a different set of worries.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Could the Year of the Dragon bring the baby boom that Asia needs?
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Baby boom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20boom. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
baby boom
noun
: a marked rise in a birthrate (as in the U.S. after World War II)
baby boomer
noun
ˈbü-mər
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Nglish: Translation of baby boom for Spanish Speakers
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