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

Some baby boomers and those in Gen X are already encountering issues due to the higher cost of living and are coming to the realization retirement may have to be delayed. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025

The aging population in the U.S. is increasing significantly, driven by the number of baby boomers aged 65 and older. —Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025

Helped in part by digital platforms with low bars to entry and enticed by the promise of cryptocurrency, members of Gen Z began investing at 19 — six years before the average millennial and 16 years before the typical baby boomer, according to last year’s Modern Wealth Survey from Charles Schwab. —Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025

As more baby boomers reach retirement age, the number of recipients relying on the program is set to increase just as the SSA faces a funding challenge. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby boomer

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