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boomerang children

boomerang children is the plural of boomerang child.

Meaning of boomerang child

Noun

boomerang child (plural boomerang children)

  1. (informal) Synonym of boomerang kid (“a young adult who has moved back into the parental home after a period of independence”).
    • It has been said that "when the going gets tough, the tough get going." But that saying doesn't set too well with today's generation of so-called "boomerang children." Chicago Sun-Times writer Ellen James Martin describes "boomerang children" as "grown offspring who move away from home for college...1991 December 2, “Sidney Poitier Blames Parents for Children who Don’t Know how to Survive Tough Times”, in Robert E[dward] Johnson, editor, Jet, volume 81, number 7, Chicago, Ill.: Johnson...

Questions about boomerang children

What is boomerang children the plural of?
Boomerang children is the plural of boomerang child.

Words near boomerang children in the dictionary

  1. boomerang
  2. boomerang babies
  3. boomerang baby
  4. Boomerang Beach
  5. boomerang child
  6. boomerang children
  7. boomerang dysplasia
  8. boomerang effect
  9. boomerang effects
  10. boomerang illusion
  11. boomerang kick

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