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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As more baby boomers reach retirement age, the number of recipients relying on the program is set to increase just as the SSA faces a funding challenge.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Other industries, meanwhile, have continued to hire or ramped up their plans:
Health care
There’s been no slowdown in hiring for health care, which is largely immune from the economy’s tremors and enjoys a fast-growing market featuring millions of aging baby boomers, Namboothiry said.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
The first wave of baby boomers, born in 1946, will turn 80 in 2026.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
Experts spoken to by CNN, however, report promising levels of interest in the profession, despite ongoing worries over the departure of baby boomers across different specialties.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Other industries, meanwhile, have continued to hire or ramped up their plans:
Health care
There’s been no slowdown in hiring for health care, which is largely immune from the economy’s tremors and enjoys a fast-growing market featuring millions of aging baby boomers, Namboothiry said.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
The first wave of baby boomers, born in 1946, will turn 80 in 2026.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
Experts spoken to by CNN, however, report promising levels of interest in the profession, despite ongoing worries over the departure of baby boomers across different specialties.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Baby boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20boomer. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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