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

Mashburn said baby boomers are redefining retirement, right down to who runs the place. — Itay Hod, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

The oldest baby boomers turn 80 this year, and won’t typically start downsizing until their mid-80s, meaning the inventory constraints that have locked millennials out of the market have another decade to run. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Arthouse’s Generational Makeover At the turn of the century, arthouse theaters in Europe were frequented by ageing baby boomers. — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

About a quarter of Gen Z and millennial adults who looked for financial advice in the last year went to AI, compared to 16% of Gen Xers and just 7% of baby boomers. — Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby boomer

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