: a marked rise in birth rate (as in the U.S. following the end of World War II)
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There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
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The kākāpō, the world’s largest, most endangered, and least graceful parrot, is undergoing a baby boom.—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Although fertility trends are notoriously hard to predict, and baby booms are often seen after wars end, Ippolitova said the country's low fertility rate could still trouble the Ukrainian economy in the future.—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026 The Kardashian-Jenner family is in the middle of a baby boom.—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026 The world may have experienced a Kardashian-Jenner baby boom over the years with the arrivals of Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Kylie's little ones.—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baby boom