baby boom

noun

: a marked rise in birth rate (as in the U.S. following the end of World War II)

Examples of baby boom in a Sentence

There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
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The Census Bureau, for example, made some of its most accurate projections about the short-term baby boom of the post-World War II era, when fertility rates briefly rebounded after a Great Depression-era decline. Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025 On the other hand, a baby boom creates a need for more funding and buildings to educate children. Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025 In Spain, for example, a baby boom that lasted from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s created a generation of Spaniards who are now nearing the end of their careers. Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 World & Nation Can $7-an-hour nannies spur a baby boom? Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for baby boom 

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of baby boom was in 1879

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“Baby boom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20boom. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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baby boom

noun
: a marked rise in a birthrate (as in the U.S. after World War II)
baby boomer
ˈbü-mər
noun

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