babyboomer
Born mid-century surge
A babyboomer is a person born during a period of elevated birth rates, typically referring to those born in Western countries between roughly 1946 and 1964, when postwar prosperity and optimism drove a demographic surge.
The term often carries generational connotations—boomers are stereotyped as entitled, resistant to change, or out of touch with younger generations: OK, boomer.
Also spelled baby boomer or baby-boomer.
Landmark 1969 music festival
- BeatlesIconic sixties rock quartet
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- hippiesCountercultural youth of the sixties
flower power · bell-bottoms · rock-n-roll · Kennedy · Nixon · moon landing · Watergate · civil rights
Retiree's ongoing benefit
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- Social SecurityFederal old-age insurance program
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- nest eggSaved money for later
downsizing · empty nester · grandchildren · leisure · golf · travel · RV · snowbird
Growth of outlying residential areas
- LevittownPlanned suburban community, postwar
- GI BillVeteran education benefit
- nuclear familyParents plus their offspring
- white picket fenceTraditional property divider
American Dream · consumerism · television · Sputnik · prosperity · station wagon · tract housing · homeownership
Ambitious urban professional
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- corporate ladderOrganizational rank structure
- self-helpUnassisted personal development
- therapyCurative mental treatment
divorce rate · conspicuous consumption · status symbol · keeping up with the Joneses · midlife crisis · nostalgia · classic rock · reunion tour
Losing color with age
- wrinklesSurface lines from folding
- bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses
- hearing aidEar-worn sound amplifier
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
osteoporosis · menopause · andropause · presbyopia · colonoscopy · joint replacement · memory loss · senior moment
Woodstock
Landmark 1969 music festival
- BeatlesIconic sixties rock quartet
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
hippies · flower power · bell-bottoms · rock-n-roll · Kennedy · Nixon · moon landing · Watergate · civil rights · feminism
pension
Retiree's ongoing benefit
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- Social SecurityFederal old-age insurance program
- MedicareFederal senior health program
nest egg · downsizing · empty nester · grandchildren · leisure · golf · travel · RV · snowbird · senior discount
suburbanization
Growth of outlying residential areas
- LevittownPlanned suburban community, postwar
- GI BillVeteran education benefit
- nuclear familyParents plus their offspring
white picket fence · American Dream · consumerism · television · Sputnik · prosperity · station wagon · tract housing · homeownership · appliances
yuppie
Ambitious urban professional
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- corporate ladderOrganizational rank structure
- self-helpUnassisted personal development
therapy · divorce rate · conspicuous consumption · status symbol · keeping up with the Joneses · midlife crisis · nostalgia · classic rock · reunion tour · vinyl records
graying
Losing color with age
- wrinklesSurface lines from folding
- bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses
- hearing aidEar-worn sound amplifier
arthritis · osteoporosis · menopause · andropause · presbyopia · colonoscopy · joint replacement · memory loss · senior moment · reading glasses
babyboomerGen Z
Post-millennial demographic cohort
Generation Z · zoomer · millennial · Generation Alpha · Gen Alpha
babyboomerdigital native
Person raised with internet
millennial · zoomer · screenager · iPad kid · chronically online
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