sandwich generation

noun

: a generation of people who are caring for their aging parents while supporting their own children

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Other women in the sandwich generation report similar feelings of loneliness and overwhelm, scrambling for a break. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 The study defines the sandwich generation as adults who have at least one child under 18 and a living parent—which is around one in four Americans. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Nearly half of that group are sandwich generation caregivers. Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 Matt Futterman Another milestone for the twilight of the sandwich generation? Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sandwich generation

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sandwich generation was in 1975

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“Sandwich generation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandwich%20generation. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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