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sandwich generation
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noun
the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
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Origin of sandwich generation
First recorded in 1985–90
Words nearby sandwich generation
sandwich board, sandwich cake, sandwich coin, sandwich compound, sandwich course, sandwich generation, Sandwich glass, Sandwich Islands, sandwich man, sandwich panel, sandwich tern
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