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

In comparison, just 28% of baby boomers and 23% of Gen Xers admitted to holding down three or more jobs. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 July 2025

Now those same baby boomers, mostly in their 70s, are fighting like hell against the next revolution, and for the moment seem to be winning. —Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 20 June 2025

The trust fund, built up over decades when baby boomers were working, provides a backstop for now. —Scott Horsley, NPR, 18 June 2025

History of civic engagement Gridley, a baby boomer from Lake Bluff, Ill., said his parents met while his father served in World War II. —Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby boomer

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