baby-boomer
Mid-century birth surge
A baby-boomer is someone born during the surge in births following World War II, roughly 1946 to 1964.
The generation came of age during the cultural upheavals of the 1960s and 70s, and now dominates discussions of retirement, healthcare, and generational conflict: OK, boomer.
Also spelled without the hyphen.
Group sharing circumstances
- demographicStatistical population category
- post-warAfter military conflict ends
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- bulgeOutward curved projection
census · birthrate · fertility · millennials · generational · statistics · trends · socioeconomic
Leaving the workforce permanently
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- seniorHigher in rank
retiree · AARP · downsizing · empty-nester · grandparent · healthcare · longevity · snowbird
Landmark 1969 music festival
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- hippieSixties counterculture member
free-love · antiwar · draft · Beatles · Dylan · marijuana · commune · sit-in
Residential areas outside cities
- LevittownPlanned suburban community, postwar
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- rock-n-rollAmplified popular music genre
homeownership · drive-in · consumerism · middle-class · optimism · expansion · appliances · backyard
Legally possessing residential property
- real-estateProperty and land
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- assetsOwned items of value
IRA · property · affluence · consumer · downsizing · will · beneficiary
cohort
Group sharing circumstances
- demographicStatistical population category
- post-warAfter military conflict ends
- populationAll inhabitants combined
bulge · census · birthrate · fertility · millennials · generational · statistics · trends · socioeconomic · workforce
retirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- MedicareFederal senior health program
senior · retiree · AARP · downsizing · empty-nester · grandparent · healthcare · longevity · snowbird · fixed-income
Woodstock
Landmark 1969 music festival
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
hippie · free-love · antiwar · draft · Beatles · Dylan · marijuana · commune · sit-in · liberation
suburbia
Residential areas outside cities
- LevittownPlanned suburban community, postwar
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
rock-n-roll · homeownership · drive-in · consumerism · middle-class · optimism · expansion · appliances · backyard · garage
homeownership
Legally possessing residential property
- real-estateProperty and land
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
assets · IRA · property · affluence · consumer · downsizing · will · beneficiary
baby-boomerGen Z
Post-millennial demographic cohort
Generation Z · zoomer · millennial · Generation Alpha · Gen Alpha
baby, boom, boomer, boomers, babies, babied, babying, babyish, babyhood