war baby

noun

: a person born or conceived during a war

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Today’s millennials, children of the post-war Baby Boomers, grew up in the affluence of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. —

Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 5 Sep. 2019

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