Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A sudden, large, sustained increase in the birthrate, especially the one from the later 1940s through the early 1960s.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun singular only The increase in the birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.
  • noun Any similar increase in the birth rate.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word baby boom.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.