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A period marked by a signifiant increase in the birth rate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: demographics, demography
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: baby bust
The increase in the birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: singular, singular-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baby-boom generation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: generation
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
бейби бум
(bejbi bum)
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Chinese Mandarin:
戰後嬰兒潮 /战后婴儿潮
(zhànhòu yīng'ér cháo)
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Chinese Mandarin:
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)
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Danish:
babyboom
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Dutch:
Babyboom
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Finnish:
vauvabuumi
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Finnish:
korkea syntyvyys
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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French:
babyboom
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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German:
Babyboom
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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German:
Geburtenwelle
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Hebrew:
בייבי בום
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Hungarian:
baby boom
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Italian:
incremento delle nascite
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Italian:
incremento demografico
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Japanese:
ベビーブーム
(bebībūmu)
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Korean:
베이비 붐
(beibi bum)
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Korean:
베이비 붐 세대
(beibi bum sedae)
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Norwegian:
babyboom
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Portuguese:
baby boom
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Russian:
демографи́ческий взрыв
(demografíčeskij vzryv)
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Russian:
бэ́би-бу́м
(bɛ́bi-búm)
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Spanish:
explosión de natalidad
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Spanish:
baby-boom
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Swedish:
(efterkrigstidens) babyboom
— post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)
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Chinese Mandarin:
嬰兒潮 /婴儿潮
(yīng'ér cháo)
— any increase in the birth rate
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Czech:
populační exploze
— any increase in the birth rate
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Danish:
babyboom
— any increase in the birth rate
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Dutch:
geboortegolf
— any increase in the birth rate
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Finnish:
vauvabuumi
— any increase in the birth rate
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Finnish:
syntyvyyden nousu
— any increase in the birth rate
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French:
babyboom
— any increase in the birth rate
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German:
hohe Geburtenzahl
— any increase in the birth rate
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Hungarian:
népességrobbanás
— any increase in the birth rate
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Hungarian:
demográfiai robbanás
— any increase in the birth rate
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Italian:
incremento delle nascite
— any increase in the birth rate
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Italian:
incremento demografico
— any increase in the birth rate
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Japanese:
ベビーブーム
(bebībūmu)
— any increase in the birth rate
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Korean:
베이비 붐
(beibi bum)
— any increase in the birth rate
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Norwegian:
babyboom
— any increase in the birth rate
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Portuguese:
baby boom
— any increase in the birth rate
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Russian:
демографи́ческий взрыв
(demografíčeskij vzryv)
— any increase in the birth rate
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Russian:
бэ́би-бу́м
(bɛ́bi-búm)
— any increase in the birth rate
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Spanish:
explosión de natalidad
— any increase in the birth rate
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Spanish:
baby-boom
— any increase in the birth rate
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Swedish:
babyboom
— any increase in the birth rate