baby bust

American  

1. a period of sharp decrease in the birthrate, as that in the U.S. after 1965.

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Other Word Forms

• baby buster noun

Etymology

Origin of baby bust

1970–75,

Example Sentences

U.S. births ticked up about 51,000 between 2020 and 2021; as The Post’s Catherine Rampell has reported, pandemic-related government benefits and work-from-home opportunities helped confound expectations that the sharp recession would cause a baby bust.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

Today, China struggles with a baby bust: The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics reported this month that only 10.62 million babies, or 7.5 births per 1,000 people, were born last year.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2022

A baby bust that took hold after the pandemic started appears to be turning around, much faster than expected.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2021

Despite the world’s myriad problems with overpopulation, many people are freaking out about the recent baby bust in California, the United States and, indeed, the world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2021

We’ve leveled off out-of-wedlock births by entering into a major baby bust.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2017