baby boomer

American

noun

a person born during a baby boom, especially one born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1965.

baby-boomer British

noun

a person born during a baby boom, esp (in Britain and the US) one born during the years 1945–55

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Etymology

Origin of baby boomer

First recorded in 1970–75; baby boom + -er ¹

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But new survey data show that baby boomers — America’s richest generation and one often perceived as being thriftier those that followed — are more wasteful in certain spending categories than younger people.

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The aging of the baby boom generation is the main force driving this caregiving crisis: About 10,000 baby boomers are turning 65 every day.

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Of course, some baby boomers are significantly better off than their peers; those with bachelor’s degrees were wealthier than those with lower levels of education.

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At the same time, a record number of baby boomers are turning 65 — 11,000 of them every day — in a demographic wave known as “Peak 65.”

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What about baby boomers, the youngest of whom are now 61 and retiring at the rate of some 10,000 per day?

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