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

Armed with education and historical optimism, this baby boomer CEO is determined to ensure the program remains secure for generations to come. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026

Over six feet tall and skinny, with a mass of reddish curls, Fleming leaps and bounds across stage while delivering riffs on the bitmoji skills of baby boomers, ballads dedicated to deceased chain craft store Joann’s Fabrics, and Celine Dion’s gamer sons. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026

More than 70 million baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are alive today. —Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026

Housing will include rentals for the hospital workforce, as well as luxury condominiums to attract baby boomers seeking easy access to health care, an alternative to senior living. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby boomer

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