English Explanatory Dictionary

baby boom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period marked by a signifiant increase in the birth rate.
  2. The increase in the birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baby boom.wav

Word forms

baby boom baby booms

Antonyms

baby bust

Related words

Generation X youth bulge

Derived words

baby boomer gayby boom

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 嬰兒潮 /婴儿潮 Czech: populační exploze Danish: babyboom Dutch: geboortegolf Finnish: vauvabuumi Finnish: syntyvyyden nousu French: babyboom German: hohe Geburtenzahl Hungarian: népességrobbanás Hungarian: demográfiai robbanás Italian: incremento delle nascite Italian: incremento demografico Japanese: ベビーブーム Korean: 베이비 붐 Norwegian: babyboom Portuguese: baby boom Russian: демографи́ческий взрыв Russian: бэ́би-бу́м Spanish: explosión de natalidad Spanish: baby-boom Swedish: babyboom
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