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baby boom

noun

a period of sharp increase in the birthrate, as that in the U.S. following World War II.

baby boom

noun

Also called (esp Brit): the bulge.��a sharp increase in the birth rate of a population, esp the one that occurred after World War II

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Word History and Origins

Origin of baby boom¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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“We will support baby booms and we will support baby bonuses for a new baby boom,” he said at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2023, as quoted by The New York Times.

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From the late 1940s the UK also saw a post-war baby boom putting more pressure on busy maternity services in the newly formed NHS.

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"Trump himself campaigned on implementing a new "baby boom" and last week he declared himself the 'fertilisation president'."

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London Zoo is in the middle of a baby boom with the addition of six endangered small mammals.

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Britain is not unique - most countries are experiencing declining fertility and some are even going to great lengths to create a baby boom.

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