baby boom
noun/ˈbeɪbi buːm/
/ˈbeɪbi buːm/
- a period when many more babies are born than usual
- He was born during the post-war baby boom.
- the baby boom generation
CultureA baby boom happened between the end of the Second World War and 1964 when an unusually large number of children were born in certain countries, including Britain and the US. People born in that time are often called baby boomers.Want to learn more?
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