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Examples of baby boom in a Sentence
There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
Recent Examples on the Web
Moreover, South Korea and Taiwan boomed during the postwar miracle years, when economic growth was supercharged all over the world by the baby boom and hyperglobalization.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2020
During the postwar baby boom, the annual rate of growth in the global population of working-age people nearly doubled, from one percent in the mid-1950s to over two percent by 1980.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
The postwar baby boom produced scores of young workers and consumers, and the assembly line provided them with stable jobs.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2020
The baby boom peaked in 1957, when about 4.3 million children were born in the United States.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Baby boom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20boom. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
baby boom
noun
: a marked rise in a birthrate (as in the U.S. after World War II)
baby boomer
noun
ˈbü-mər
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