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baby boom

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noun

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

Origin of baby boom

First recorded in 1950–55

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Related Words for baby boom

boom, explosion

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Contemporary Examples of baby boom

Baby-boom Democrats came to see America as a center-right nation.
Hillary Clinton’s Big Challenges in 2016 Will Come From the Left
Peter Beinart
August 6, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for baby boom

baby boom

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for baby boom

n.

coined 1941, from baby (n.) + boom (n.); derivative baby-boomer (member of the one that began 1945) recorded by 1974.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper