baby boomer
noun
: a person born during a period of time in which there is a marked rise in a population's birth rate : a person born during a baby boom
especially
: a person born in the U.S. following the end of World War II (usually considered to be in the years from 1946 to 1964)
The viewer is older, an aging baby boomer whose '60s activism has been lost among the years. —
Gary D. Christenson
Gary D. Christenson Industry experts predict that reverse mortgages will play an increasingly important role in the coming years as some 70 million baby boomers hit their 60s—often with a lot less saved than they'd hoped. —Cybele Weisser
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That’s compared to 75% of Gen Zers, 73% of millennials and 71% of baby boomers.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Still, Lombard said, with a declining birth rate constraining the supply of young workers even as millions of baby boomers retire, heading into the 2020s large cities were poised to attract the bulk of young employees with higher wages and lots of amenities.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
But shifting demographics – namely, baby boomers living longer, more active lives – are driving an evolution of senior centers that now effectively serve two generations between the ages of 60 and 100.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
Yet baby boomers are still largely in their own houses, contributing to the supply crunch.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Still, Lombard said, with a declining birth rate constraining the supply of young workers even as millions of baby boomers retire, heading into the 2020s large cities were poised to attract the bulk of young employees with higher wages and lots of amenities.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
But shifting demographics – namely, baby boomers living longer, more active lives – are driving an evolution of senior centers that now effectively serve two generations between the ages of 60 and 100.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
Yet baby boomers are still largely in their own houses, contributing to the supply crunch.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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