baby boomer
/ˈbeɪbiˌbuːmər/
/-ɚ/ noun [C] (US also boomer)Definition
› a person born during a baby boom, especially the one in the US or UK between approximately 1945 and 1965: Ageing baby boomers are creating a greater need for healthcare.
baby-boomer adjective [before noun] › The baby-boomer generation is now hitting retirement age.(Definition of baby boomer noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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