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baby buster

baby buster noun: someone born between the baby boom and the baby boomlet; a Gen-Xer.

Noun

baby buster (plural baby busters)

  1. Someone born between the baby boom and the baby boomlet; a Gen-Xer.
    • Since today’s young adults were born during a period when the U.S. birthrate decreased to half the level of its postwar peak, in the wake of the great baby boom, they are sometimes called the baby busters. By whatever name, so far they are an unsung generation, hardly recognized as a social force...1990 July 16, David M. Gross, Sophfronia Scott, “Proceeding With Caution”, in Time
    • As was made clear in Section III. A, a baby buster spends more time with his parents, since the burden of taking care of one's parents is shared by fewer siblings.2001, Erik Lueth, Can inheritances Alleviate the Fiscal Burden of An Aging Population

Examples of baby buster in a sentence

  • The solution of some is to design what are in effect baby buster churches, or at least baby buster church services.2009, D. A. Carson, The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism, page 45:
  • In the medium term, 2015-2030, the average baby boomer is of age 60-75 – his parents are no longer living in this period — and the average baby buster is of age 30–45.2012, Jan B. Kune, On Global Aging:
  • The force of media means that popular culture creates the sensibility, rather than offering a 'statement' of the 'authentic baby buster mentalitae ' (2005:19).2013, American Smart Cinema, page 8:

Forms of baby buster

pluralbaby busters

Origin of baby buster

From baby bust + -er, following baby boomer.

Questions about baby buster

What does baby buster mean?
Baby buster means someone born between the baby boom and the baby boomlet; a Gen-Xer.
How do you use baby buster in a sentence?
The solution of some is to design what are in effect baby buster churches, or at least baby buster church services.
What part of speech is baby buster?
Baby buster is a noun.
What is the plural of baby buster?
The plural of baby buster is baby busters.

Words near baby buster in the dictionary

  1. baby buggies
  2. baby buggy
  3. baby bump
  4. baby bumps
  5. baby bust
  6. baby buster
  7. baby busters
  8. baby busts
  9. baby cage
  10. baby cages
  11. baby cake

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