baby boomer

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noun

a person born during a baby boom, especially one born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1965.

Origin of baby boomer

First recorded in 1970–75; baby boom + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for baby-boomer

Contemporary Examples

As long as we have baby-boomer nostalgia and Internet gossip, the tendencies to idolize or vandalize will be indulged.
Why This Is Baseball’s Golden Age
Michael Brendan Dougherty
April 1, 2013
It is a product of the baby-boomer ethos, and if a sense of inevitability has dissipated, good riddance.
American Dream May Have Waned for Some, But Lives On for Many
Zachary Karabell
July 3, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for baby-boomer

baby-boomer

noun

a person born during a baby boom, esp (in Britain and the US) one born during the years 1945–55

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Examples from the Web for baby-boomer

Contemporary Examples

As long as we have baby-boomer nostalgia and Internet gossip, the tendencies to idolize or vandalize will be indulged.

It is a product of the baby-boomer ethos, and if a sense of inevitability has dissipated, good riddance.

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Origin of baby boomer