baby boomer

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22:57 Jun 7, 2010
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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Additional field(s): History
English term or phrase: baby boomer
Definition from Wikipedia:
A baby boomer is a person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II baby boom.

Example sentence(s):
  • Just like millions of other baby boomers, my friend Judy lives quite a distance from her parents. babyboomers.com
  • First, in the 1950s and early 1960s, more schools were needed to accommodate large numbers of baby boomer students. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • The oldest baby boomers will celebrate their 65th birthdays in 2011. InfoWorld
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4 +1geboortegolfgeneratie
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
geboortegolfgeneratie


Definition from Van Dale Groot woordenboek:
Mijn vriendin Judy woont, net zoals miljoenen anderen van de geboortegolfgeneratie, op grote afstand van haar ouders.

Example sentence(s):
  • De oorzaak is de vergrijzing van de geboortegolfgeneratie. - vrijspreker  
  • Als je op Internet gaat zoeken vindt je veel informatie over de generaties van de vorige eeuw. De geboortegolfgeneratie (1945 – 1961), de X-Generatie (1962-1977) en de Y-Generatie (1978 – 1994). - indigo coaching  
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Yes  SuzanneNievaart: This is the correct translation, although baby boom is also used and understood in modern Dutch.
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