boomerang child

noun

: a young adult who returns to live at his or her family home especially for financial reasons

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As the pandemic persists, Wall Street bankers, Uber drivers, academics, artists and many other adults have turned reluctantly into boomerang children, uprooting their independent lives and migrating home. Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 15 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of boomerang child was in 1988

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“Boomerang child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomerang%20child. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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