Phrase guide

Gen Z

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Canada, New-Zealand, UK: /ˌd͡ʒɛn ˈzɛd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌd͡ʒɛn ˈziː/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iː
  • rhymes with -ɛd

1

name

Meaning 1

Clipping of Generation Z.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Gen Z.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of Gen-Zer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Gen-Zer

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clipped compound of Generation Z.