What is another word for baby boom?

Pronunciation: [bˈe͡ɪbi bˈuːm] (IPA)

Baby boom refers to a sharp increase in birth rates, especially after a war or during a particular period. Several other terms can replace this phrase, including population explosion, baby bulge, demographic wave, or population boom. These synonyms differ in the meaning they convey and the context in which they are used. However, each of these phrases seeks to describe a significant increase in the birth rate of a population in a given time. Population explosion, for instance, emphasizes the rapid growth of the population and the need to adapt to the change, while baby boom refers specifically to the surge in births.

Synonyms for Baby boom:

What are the hypernyms for Baby boom?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    Population Explosion, Demographic shift, Population surge, demographic explosion.

Famous quotes with Baby boom

  • My generation had to be taken seriously because we were stopping things and burning things. We were able to initiate change, because we had such vast numbers. We were part of the baby boom, and when we moved, everything moved with us.
    John Hughes
  • The President has no real plan to address the fiscal challenges arising from the retirement of the baby boom generation, let alone a plan to fix Social Security.
    Jack Reed

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