sandwich generation
noun
: a generation of people who are caring for their aging parents while supporting their own children
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According to the Harris campaign official, the sandwich generation contains a large portion of undecided voters.
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Josh, 40, is a sandwich generation caregiver who has stepped in to help multiple ailing grandparents, including his maternal grandmother, Dorothy Davis, who suffered from severe memory loss after experiencing a stroke.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
No other than the current famed sandwich generation can attest to this shift.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
Many members of Gen X find themselves in the sandwich generation, or simultaneously supporting children (some of whom are adults themselves) and parents.
—Gregory Schmidt, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Josh, 40, is a sandwich generation caregiver who has stepped in to help multiple ailing grandparents, including his maternal grandmother, Dorothy Davis, who suffered from severe memory loss after experiencing a stroke.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
No other than the current famed sandwich generation can attest to this shift.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
Many members of Gen X find themselves in the sandwich generation, or simultaneously supporting children (some of whom are adults themselves) and parents.
—Gregory Schmidt, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Sandwich generation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandwich%20generation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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