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

Just 14 percent of the older generation of baby boomers, reported daily use of the platform. —Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025

Owl Labs reports show that millennials, in particular, are blocking their calendars notably more than any other generation: 57% of millennials block their calendar, compared to 14% of Gen Z, 22% of Gen X, and 7% of baby boomers. —Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

Inspired by films like The Big Chill, this study of baby boomers was smart, funny, and grounded in ways that television still often struggles to be. —Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025

According to Cerulli Associates, more than $100 trillion is expected to flow from baby boomers and older generations to heirs and spouses. —Robert Frank, CNBC, 5 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby boomer

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