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

Meanwhile, millions of baby boomers are coming of retirement age in waves, yet don’t have enough saved and many lack a clear plan to fill the gap. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026

Housing prices remain out of reach for the children and grandchildren of baby boomers. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026

Upwardly mobile baby boomers in particular boosted this new industry. —Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026

Bankrate’s 2025 Side Hustle Survey found the practice was most common in Gen Zers (34%), followed by millennials (31%), Gen Xers (23%) and baby boomers (22%). —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby boomer

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