Baby Boom (Noun)
Meaning
The larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The baby boom had a profound impact on the economy and social structure of the United States.
- This massive influx of births in the post-war era created what would come to be known as the baby boom generation.
- Historians and demographers point to the years immediately following World War II as the beginning of the baby boom in the United States.
- During the 1960s and 1970s, members of the baby boom began entering college, significantly expanding higher education.
- By the time the last members of the baby boom had entered the workforce, many societal and economic shifts had occurred in response to this massive generation.