sandwich generation
noun
: a generation of people who are caring for their aging parents while supporting their own children
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More often, adult children are becoming the sandwich generation, caught between supporting their own kids and parents at the same time.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
An increasing number of Gen X women, many of whom are in leadership positions at work, are also in the sandwich generation, caring for both a child and an aging parent.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 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
Matt Futterman Can things get any worse for the sandwich generation in men’s tennis?
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
An increasing number of Gen X women, many of whom are in leadership positions at work, are also in the sandwich generation, caring for both a child and an aging parent.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 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
Matt Futterman Can things get any worse for the sandwich generation in men’s tennis?
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Sandwich generation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandwich%20generation. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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