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

Paulus said selling is top of mind for many business owners as baby boomers look to retire and realize their children do not want to take the reins. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

One survey found that, in 2025, Gen Z entrepreneurs accounted for 9 percent of new firms compared with 5 percent started by baby boomer peers. — Yan Wu, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2026

Krugman drew a straight line from France’s retirement largesse to the student unrest, highlighting the generational tensions over how to allocate public resources to baby boomers versus the country’s youth. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Other reasons for the registration uptick The recent hike in new citizenship applications could also be attributed to baby boomers reaching retirement age and wanting to spend their last years in Mexico. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby boomer

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