Also:
Baby boom
Baby boom generation
Meaning of Idiom ‘Baby Boomer’
Baby boomer: Someone born after World War II between approximately 1945 to 1965, a period during which there was a large increase or “boom” in the United States birth rate. The period is sometimes called the baby boom and those who were born during it are part of the baby boom generation. 1Brenner, Gail Abel. Webster’s New World American Idioms Handbook. Wiley, 2003.
The term baby boomers is sometimes shortened to just boomers.
Sentence Examples
“The baby boomers, due to their desire to effect social change, are sometimes called the “me generation.”
“After the baby boom, there was a decline in birth rates, sometimes called the baby bust.
“When the boomers began to have children, another smaller increase in the population occurred which is often called a baby boomlet.
“The baby boom generation had a lot to say about war and civil rights.”
“So how’s it going for you out there on the road, Boomer?” “I’m Tom.” “You know, as in ‘baby boomer’. You got all those horrible signs of that desperate generation taking its final breath.” —The Way (2010)
“In many ways it really was the anti-war movement on the ground that shaped our story of Vietnam and to some the degree the actual experience of the war. For many of the baby boomers, the protest and rebellion had a wider aim: to create a completely new way of life.” — Millennium (2010)
“Half of Europe’s bankrupt, below the poverty line. The easy life is over, the Baby Boomers spent it all.” — Shameless: Episode #10.1 (2012)
Origin
Although this idiom refers to an earlier period, it does not seem to have been in widespread use, with its present meaning, until around 1970. 2 Bengelsdorf, Peter. Idioms in the News – 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples. N.p.: Amz Digital Services, 2012.
The word boom is often used to refer to periods of rapid growth or great prosperity, especially economic.
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