baby boomer

noun

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

baby-boomer

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of baby boomer¹

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

Example Sentences

However, the economy will be held back by a tightening labor supply caused by retiring baby boomers and restrictive immigration policies.

From Los Angeles Times

At a party of baby boomers, almost everyone from Orange County had been in L.A. recently and often.

From Los Angeles Times

The story originally satirized materialistic baby boomers stymied by shifting gender roles.

From Los Angeles Times

The noise around wealth taxes points to property and inheritance taxation, as baby boomers start a mass transfer of trillions of pounds of housing equity to their children.

From BBC

The raids also come at a time when immigration is helping fill a demand for workers as the overall U.S. population ages and baby boomers retire.

From Los Angeles Times