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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Delta President Glen Hauenstein has proclaimed, for more than a year, that baby boomers – the generation born between 1946 and 1964 – desire European travel experiences.
—Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
According to the survey, 18% of Gen Zers (ages 18-28) are traveling for a wedding this summer, compared to 9% of millennials (ages 29-44), 6% of Gen Xers (ages 45-60) and 5% of baby boomers (ages 61-79).
—Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
With trillions of dollars starting to pass from baby boomers to their children and relatives, brokers say a growing number of buyers are the children of wealthy parents buying with funds from a trust or family office.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
What to Know This year, baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—represent 42 percent of buyers in the market, against only 24 percent of Gen Xers, 29 percent of millennials and only 3 percent of Gen Zers, according to the NAR report.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
According to the survey, 18% of Gen Zers (ages 18-28) are traveling for a wedding this summer, compared to 9% of millennials (ages 29-44), 6% of Gen Xers (ages 45-60) and 5% of baby boomers (ages 61-79).
—Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
With trillions of dollars starting to pass from baby boomers to their children and relatives, brokers say a growing number of buyers are the children of wealthy parents buying with funds from a trust or family office.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
What to Know This year, baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—represent 42 percent of buyers in the market, against only 24 percent of Gen Xers, 29 percent of millennials and only 3 percent of Gen Zers, according to the NAR report.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Baby boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20boomer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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