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

In many cases, this includes the baby boomer generation of travelers picking up the tab for children and grandchildren on vacation. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026

Surveys suggest baby boomers, such as King, mostly chose their favorite NFL teams based on geography. —Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

To compare, baby boomers began investing at an average age of 35. —Annie Nova, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026

An estimated $84 trillion in assets is expected to pass from baby boomers to younger generations over the next two decades, with Gen Z standing to inherit more than any prior cohort at a comparable stage of life. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby boomer

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