baby boomer

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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How to use baby boomer in a sentence

Still4Hill, who described her age as “baby boomer,” said it was the 2008 campaign that sparked her devotion.
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Technically, Ramis was not a baby boomer, having been born in 1944.
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We are two Democrats, one of us a baby boomer and the other a millennial.
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To pollsters, a late 50-something is a baby boomer and an early 40-something is a Gen-Xer.
The Rise of the New New Left | Peter Beinart | September 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
As long as we have baby-boomer nostalgia and Internet gossip, the tendencies to idolize or vandalize will be indulged.
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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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