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baby boom

noun

a period of sharp increase in the birthrate, as that in the U.S. following World War II.

baby boom

a sharp increase in the birth rate of a population, esp the one that occurred after World War II Also called (esp Brit)the bulge

First recorded in 1950–55

It was in this buoyant baby boom atmosphere that my parents grew up.

So far the Baby Boom had only a mild, Playboy cartoon-caption case of the ironic.

Any good Baby Boom boy my age can testify that the oomph went out of American family car design in 1963.

Full disclosure: As someone born in 1963, I am at the very tail end of the baby boom.

Baby-boom Democrats came to see America as a center-right nation.

The retirement of the Baby Boom generation will put unprecedented strains on the Federal government.

With the number of elderly Americans set to double by 2030, the baby boom will become a senior boom.

Seven years from now, the baby boom generation will begin to claim Social Security benefits.

The retirement of the baby boom generation will put unprecedented strains on the federal government.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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