sandwich generation

American  

noun

1. the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.

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Etymology

Origin of sandwich generation

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

“People who say we’re not saving enough point out low levels of current savings, the decline in defined-benefit pensions and people not fully adjusting for them, increased ‘sandwich generation’ pressures of student loans and caring for parents, decreased rates of homeownership, and so on.”

From MarketWatch

"It's being that sandwich generation, where you're between incontinent toddlers and incontinent OAPs – and it's nappies at both ends."

From BBC

The generation also carries the highest student-loan debt and credit-card debt, and suffers from their current standing as the “sandwich generation” — financially supporting aging parents as well as their children, according to Kerry Hannon, co-author of the book “Retirement Bites: A Gen X Guide to Securing Your Financial Future.”

From MarketWatch

She also often wrote about remarriage, parenthood and the strains on the so-called "sandwich generation", caring for both their children and their parents.

From BBC

Millions are “sandwich generation” caregivers, balancing young children and aging parents.

From MarketWatch