baby boom

noun

A period marked by a signifiant increase in the birth rate.

Similar
baby-boom generation
Opposite
baby bust
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Meanings

nounbaby boom (plural baby booms)

plural baby booms

  1. demographicsA period marked by a signifiant increase in the birth rate.

    Antonyms: baby bust

  2. singularsingular onlyThe increase in the birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA period marked by a signifiant increase in the birth rate.

Opposite
baby bust

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II

Similar
baby-boom generation
Broader
generation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian бейби бум
  • бейби бум (bejbi bum)post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
Chinese Mandarin 戰後嬰兒潮 /战后婴儿潮, 二戰後生育高峰 /二战后生育高峰
  • 戰後嬰兒潮 /战后婴儿潮 (zhànhòu yīng'ér cháo)post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • 二戰後生育高峰 /二战后生育高峰 (Èrzhàn hòu shēngyù gāofēng)post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • 嬰兒潮 /婴儿潮 (yīng'ér cháo)any increase in the birth rate
Czech populační exploze
  • populační explozeany increase in the birth rate
Danish babyboom, babyboom
  • babyboompost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • babyboomany increase in the birth rate
Dutch Babyboom, geboortegolf
  • Babyboompost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • geboortegolfany increase in the birth rate
Finnish vauvabuumi, korkea syntyvyys
  • vauvabuumipost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • korkea syntyvyyspost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • vauvabuumiany increase in the birth rate
  • syntyvyyden nousuany increase in the birth rate
French babyboom, babyboom
  • babyboompost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • babyboomany increase in the birth rate
German Babyboom, Geburtenwelle
  • Babyboompost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • Geburtenwellepost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • hohe Geburtenzahlany increase in the birth rate
Hebrew בייבי בום
  • בייבי בוםpost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
Hungarian baby boom, népességrobbanás
  • baby boompost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • népességrobbanásany increase in the birth rate
  • demográfiai robbanásany increase in the birth rate
Italian incremento delle nascite, incremento demografico
  • incremento delle nascitepost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • incremento demograficopost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • incremento delle nasciteany increase in the birth rate
  • incremento demograficoany increase in the birth rate
Japanese ベビーブーム, ベビーブーム
  • ベビーブーム (bebībūmu)post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • ベビーブーム (bebībūmu)any increase in the birth rate
Korean 베이비 붐, 베이비 붐 세대
  • 베이비 붐 (beibi bum)post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • 베이비 붐 세대 (beibi bum sedae)post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • 베이비 붐 (beibi bum)any increase in the birth rate
Norwegian babyboom, babyboom
  • babyboompost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • babyboomany increase in the birth rate
Polish baby boom, wyż demograficzny
  • baby boompost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • wyż demograficznyany increase in the birth rate
Portuguese baby boom, baby boom
  • baby boompost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • baby boomany increase in the birth rate
Russian демографи́ческий взрыв, бэ́би-бу́м
  • демографи́ческий взрыв (demografíčeskij vzryv)post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • бэ́би-бу́м (bɛ́bi-búm)post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • демографи́ческий взрыв (demografíčeskij vzryv)any increase in the birth rate
  • бэ́би-бу́м (bɛ́bi-búm)any increase in the birth rate
Spanish explosión de natalidad, baby-boom
  • explosión de natalidadpost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • baby-boompost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • explosión de natalidadany increase in the birth rate
  • baby-boomany increase in the birth rate
Swedish (efterkrigstidens) babyboom, babyboom
  • (efterkrigstidens) babyboompost-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
  • babyboomany increase in the birth rate
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APA

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Chicago

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