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

The immigration slowdown is restricting what economists say is a main avenue for growth of the labor force, with birth rates at a record low and more baby boomers reaching retirement age. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026

That's higher than the share of millennial, Gen X, or baby boomer men who say the same. —Ellie Austin, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026

As more than 11,000 baby boomers now turn 65 years old every day, approximately $124 trillion is expected to shift to younger generations and charities through 2048, according to Cerulli and Associates. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026

But now, with foreign immigration falling off and the aging of baby boomers, California’s population in future years is expected to decline. —Jim Doti, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby boomer

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