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

Senior living real estate investment trusts have done well thanks to strong demographic trends as more baby boomers reach retirement age.

From Barron's

For baby boomers, the primary reason to keep working is a desire to stay active and engaged in life, they said.

From MarketWatch

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

Right now there are about 1.4 million Americans living in nearly 15,000 nursing homes, and the number is rising as baby boomers get older.

From MarketWatch

For baby boomers, the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

From The Wall Street Journal