: a marked rise in birth rate (as in the U.S. following the end of World War II)
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There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
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Growth without gender equity—particularly in the domestic sphere—unexpectedly leads not to baby booms, but to birth dearths.—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 Indeed, one of the feminist movement’s most radical and idealistic intellectual branches, a 1970s campaign called Wages for Housework, advocated for policies that, if ever implemented, genuinely might set off a baby boom.—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025 The baby boom generation is driving demand for long-term care as the nation grapples with health workforce shortages.—Victoria Knight, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025 In their YouTube vlog, Tiffany and Lawson addressed the baby boom that's happening in their family.—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for baby boom
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