baby boomer

noun

: a person born during a period of time in which there is a marked rise in a population's birth rate : a person born during a baby boom

especially : a person born in the U.S. following the end of World War II (usually considered to be in the years from 1946 to 1964)

The viewer is older, an aging baby boomer whose '60s activism has been lost among the years.

—Gary D. Christenson

Industry experts predict that reverse mortgages will play an increasingly important role in the coming years as some 70 million baby boomers hit their 60s—often with a lot less saved than they'd hoped.

—Cybele Weisser

Examples of baby boomer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And baby boomers are sitting on particularly large homes that millennials who are starting families need. —Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024

By 2030, all baby boomers will be in the age group that has the highest risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other memory-robbing conditions. —Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024

This was a period when baby boomers were experiencing their prime earning years and Gen Xers were in the crucial early stages of their careers. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 31 May 2024

The state has also seen a recent jump in population as baby boomers move south to retire and as remote workers relocate, putting more people directly into storm paths, said Latisha Nixon-Jones, a Jacksonville University professor who specializes in disaster law. —Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 29 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above