Jump To:

• second-generation
  second-generation

  adjective

  being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country.
• second generation
  second generation

  noun

  offspring of parents born in a given country

second-generation

American  

[sek-uhnd-jen-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˈsɛk əndˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /

adjective

1. being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country.

   the oldest son of second-generation Americans.

2. being the native-born child of naturalized parents.

3. being a revised or improved version of a product, system, service, etc..

   Production has been increased with second-generation robots.

---

second generation British  

noun

1. offspring of parents born in a given country

---

1. of an improved or refined stage of development in manufacture

   a second-generation robot

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

second-generation second generation

“People know that no matter how the world is doing, when they come to the river, it’s going to be like it used to be,” said Linda Burke, second-generation owner of the business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

She cites a survey, for instance, in which second-generation Nigerian immigrants were asked what being American meant to them: Seventy percent responded that they believed in the American Dream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Campbell explained that second-generation Irish identity is often misunderstood, with artistic expressions of that heritage frequently provoking mixed reactions.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Among them are new evidence for second-generation black holes, the most accurate sky localization ever achieved for a gravitational wave source, and the first measurement of three vibrational modes from a black hole.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

In truth, they were both second-generation Japanese-Americans from Ohio.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"I think the reason I really came back was those youngsters hanging about the street with no future. It was the second generation who were being lost to the community," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Feldman, Pasadena Playhouse’s artistic director, noted that Eustis represents the second generation of leaders of the “first chapter” of the nonprofit regional theater movement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The first generation included 26 mice, followed by 34 offspring in the second generation and 19 animals in the third generation.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

Guards spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini said Iran had so far used "first and second generation" missiles, but will use "advanced and less-used long-range missiles" in the coming days.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

But if they planted seed from that first crop, yields dropped again, since the second generation of corn was not identical to the first.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan