sandwich generation

noun

: a generation of people who are caring for their aging parents while supporting their own children

Examples of sandwich generation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to the Harris campaign official, the sandwich generation contains a large portion of undecided voters. —

Ivana Saric, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 Josh, 40, is a sandwich generation caregiver who has stepped in to help multiple ailing grandparents, including his maternal grandmother, Dorothy Davis, who suffered from severe memory loss after experiencing a stroke. —

Kyler Alvord, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 No other than the current famed sandwich generation can attest to this shift. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024 Many members of Gen X find themselves in the sandwich generation, or simultaneously supporting children (some of whom are adults themselves) and parents. —

Gregory Schmidt, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sandwich generation

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Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of sandwich generation was in 1975

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“Sandwich generation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandwich%20generation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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