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

Online restaurant reservation platform Resy found that 90% of Gen Z diners enjoy sitting at communal tables, compared with 60% of baby boomers. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025

Nearly half of Gen Z workers (aged 24-28) are projected to maintain their current standard of living in retirement, slightly ahead of the 40% projected for baby boomers (aged 61-65) approaching retirement, according to a new study from investment management firm Vanguard. —Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025

According to a report from Manulife John Hancock, Gen Z considers the ideal retirement age to be 59, well below millennials (61), Gen X (64) and baby boomers (67). —Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

Among younger adults, the number was at 58 percent, but even a quarter of baby boomers reported doing so. —Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby boomer

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