baby boomer

noun

: a person born during a period of time in which there is a marked rise in a population's birth rate : a person born during a baby boom
especially : a person born in the U.S. following the end of World War II (usually considered to be in the years from 1946 to 1964)
The viewer is older, an aging baby boomer whose '60s activism has been lost among the years. Gary D. Christenson
Industry experts predict that reverse mortgages will play an increasingly important role in the coming years as some 70 million baby boomers hit their 60s—often with a lot less saved than they'd hoped. Cybele Weisser

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People from 25 to 44 are most likely to invest in crypto, the researchers found, followed by people 45 to 64, a span that includes members of Generation X and the youngest baby boomers. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025 More:Wisconsin is aging, and a 'silver tsunami' of baby boomers is coming. Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024 That’s far ahead of the 27% of Gen-Xers and 15% of baby boomers who plan to do the same. Jing Feng, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024 With personal wealth doubling over the past 12 years, and more wealth concentrated at the top, especially among older baby boomers, the financial cascade in the coming years is expected to accelerate. Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for baby boomer 

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First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of baby boomer was in 1963

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“Baby boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20boomer. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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