baby boom

noun

1. a period of sharp increase in the birthrate, as that in the U.S. following World War II.

baby boom

noun

1. Also called (esp Brit): the bulge. a sharp increase in the birth rate of a population, esp the one that occurred after World War II

Word History and Origins

Origin of baby boom¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The aging of the baby boom generation—known as the “silver tsunami”—along with rising life expectancies pointed to years of steady demand and pricing power.

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With the Dodgers on the verge of etching their legacy with a possible third title in six years, this baby boom of sorts may be in its infancy.

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“We will support baby booms and we will support baby bonuses for a new baby boom,” he said at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2023, as quoted by The New York Times.

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From the late 1940s the UK also saw a post-war baby boom putting more pressure on busy maternity services in the newly formed NHS.

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"Trump himself campaigned on implementing a new "baby boom" and last week he declared himself the 'fertilisation president'."

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