baby boom

noun

: a marked rise in birth rate (as in the U.S. following the end of World War II)

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 See all Example Sentences for baby boom 

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Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baby boom was in 1879

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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
ˈbü-mər
noun

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