Generation Z

[jen-uh-rey-shuhn zee]

noun

1. another term for Gen Z.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Generation Z¹

First recorded in 1990–95; patterned on Generation X ( def. ), Generation Y ( def. )

When To Use

What does Generation Z mean?

Generation Z is the name for the generation of children after the millennials, born in the late 1990s and early 2000s.