: a marked rise in birth rate (as in the U.S. following the end of World War II)
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There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
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The Census Bureau, for example, made some of its most accurate projections about the short-term baby boom of the post-World War II era, when fertility rates briefly rebounded after a Great Depression-era decline.—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025 On the other hand, a baby boom creates a need for more funding and buildings to educate children.—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025 In Spain, for example, a baby boom that lasted from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s created a generation of Spaniards who are now nearing the end of their careers.—Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 World & Nation Can $7-an-hour nannies spur a baby boom?—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for baby boom
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