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

Millions of baby boomer business owners are approaching retirement, and many have no family succession plan. — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Only 14% of Gen X workers have a traditional pension, compared with 56% of baby boomers. — Jeanne Thompson, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Last week, Visa Business and Economic Insights released a new projection for the great wealth transfer, estimating that $36 trillion in baby boomer wealth will be passed down to Gen X and millennials over the next 20 years. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 17 July 2026

For baby boomers who love the idea of Florida but want the classic coastal experience, there’s Tampa, a bustling city with access to Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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