Phrase guide

Generation Z

name · noun · 4 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.

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1

name

Meaning 1

The generation of people born between the mid-late 1990s and early 2010s, following Generation Y, typically defined as beginning with births in 1997 and ending with births in 2012.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: iGeneration, iGen, digital natives, Post-Millennials, Generation K, zoomers

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Generation Z.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of Generation Z.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Generation Zer, Gen Z, Gen-Zer, Z, Zer, zoomer

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of Generation Z.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Using Z as the letter that follows Y, as in Generation Y.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جِيل زِد (jīl zid) — generation of people
  • Catalan: generació Z — generation of people
  • Chinese Mandarin: Z世代 — generation of people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網生代 /网生代 — generation of people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網生一代 /网生一代 — generation of people
  • Finnish: Z-sukupolvi — generation of people
  • French: génération Z — generation of people
  • German: Generation Z — generation of people
  • Hindi: Z पीढ़ी (Z pīṛhī) — generation of people
  • Hungarian: Z generáció — generation of people
  • Portuguese: geração Z — generation of people
  • Spanish: generación Z — generation of people
  • Turkish: Z kuşağı — generation of people
  • Zhuang: daihvunz vangjloz — generation of people