baby boomer

noun

: a person born during a period of time in which there is a marked rise in a population's birth rate : a person born during a baby boom

especially : a person born in the U.S. following the end of World War II (usually considered to be in the years from 1946 to 1964)

The viewer is older, an aging baby boomer whose '60s activism has been lost among the years.

—Gary D. Christenson

Industry experts predict that reverse mortgages will play an increasingly important role in the coming years as some 70 million baby boomers hit their 60s—often with a lot less saved than they'd hoped.

—Cybele Weisser

Examples of baby boomer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That includes baby boomers, who currently hold more than 50% of the market share. —Maddie McGay, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025

This figure decreases in the older age groups, only 54 percent of millennials, 33 percent of Gen Xers and 30 percent of baby boomers having admitted to the same offense. —Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025

The survey found 88% of Gen Zers keep at least some money to themselves, versus 70% of millennials, 59% of Gen Xers and 52% of baby boomers. —Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025

Last year, developers expanded the region’s apartment supply by nearly 5%, a pace unrivaled since the 1970s, when the state was coping with an influx of baby boomers. —Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above