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

baby boomer

American  

noun

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


baby-boomer British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of baby boomer

First recorded in 1970–75; baby boom + -er 1

Example Sentences

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"The government are going after the inter-generational gap that they keep talking about - and being a baby boomer, I'm really over that," says Christine.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Advisers are looking for ways to protect assets and generate income for their retired baby boomer clients, the largest and wealthiest generation in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“We are 10 to 15 years away from the peak long-term-care needs of the baby boomer population. One of the main barriers to expanding the workforce is immigration policy,” Gruber said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Harley retail sales have fallen 5% annually, as the baby boomer buyers of its expensive bikes age.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

He was always ready to openly display the emotion so often missing from my baby boomer generation.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

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