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noun

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

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Origin of baby boom

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby baby boom

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How to use baby boom in a sentence

Before that, you can see the big surge in attendance that accompanied the emergence of the baby boom.
The evolution of education in the United States is more complicated than you think|Philip Bump|September 8, 2021|Washington Post
That was the lowest number of births since 1979 and the largest one-year drop in births, in percentage terms, since 1965, the year the baby boom ended.
Pandemic will push U.S. mortality up through 2023, new government report predicts|Aaron Gregg, Lenny Bernstein|August 31, 2021|Washington Post
Though the Biscayne Bay site seems to be experiencing a hammerhead shark baby boom, officially designating the area as a nursery will require more monitoring.
A hammerhead shark baby boom near Florida hints at a historic nursery|Lesley Evans Ogden|August 2, 2021|Science News
The baby boom is nearing or at retirement, and we need people to fill many of their jobs and bolster the economy.
A 10-year immigration ban? Here’s the impact that would have on the U.S. population.|Philip Bump|July 30, 2021|Washington Post

Starting with the baby boom period from 1946 to 1964, many middle- and upper-class women had increased opportunities to get an education beyond high school, which had typically been the end of women’s formal education.
Expanding Opportunities For Women And Economic Uncertainty Are Both Factors In Declining US Fertility Rates|LGBTQ-Editor|July 7, 2021|No Straight News
It was in this buoyant baby boom atmosphere that my parents grew up.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So far the Baby Boom had only a mild, Playboy cartoon-caption case of the ironic.
P.J. O’Rourke on Grabbing the Keys to Happiness|P. J. O’Rourke|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Any good Baby Boom boy my age can testify that the oomph went out of American family car design in 1963.
P.J. O’Rourke on Grabbing the Keys to Happiness|P. J. O’Rourke|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Full disclosure: As someone born in 1963, I am at the very tail end of the baby boom.
JFK Still Dead, Baby Boomers Still Self-Absorbed|Nick Gillespie|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Baby-boom Democrats came to see America as a center-right nation.
Hillary Clinton’s Big Challenges in 2016 Will Come From the Left|Peter Beinart|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The retirement of the Baby Boom generation will put unprecedented strains on the Federal government.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush|George W. Bush
With the number of elderly Americans set to double by 2030, the baby boom will become a senior boom.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
Seven years from now, the baby boom generation will begin to claim Social Security benefits.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
The retirement of the baby boom generation will put unprecedented strains on the federal government.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various

British Dictionary definitions for baby boom

baby boom

noun

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

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