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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.

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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

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Etymology

Origin of baby boomer

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

Example Sentences

When Bessner asked others on X what they made of the writing style, some chalked it up to Epstein being a baby boomer who may have learned how to message on BlackBerry’s error-prone keyboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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

The latest government statistics show median household wealth is five times higher for the baby boomer generation, now aged in their 60s and 70s, than younger millennials.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 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