baby buster

English

Noun

baby buster (plural baby busters)

  1. Someone born between the baby boom and the baby boomlet; a Gen-Xer.
    • 2001, Erik Lueth, Can inheritances Alleviate the Fiscal Burden of An Aging Population:
      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.
    • 2009, D. A. Carson, The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism, page 45:
      The solution of some is to design what are in effect baby buster churches, or at least baby buster church services.
    • 2012, Jan B. Kune, On Global Aging:
      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.
    • 2013, American Smart Cinema, page 8:
      The force of media means that popular culture creates the sensibility, rather than offering a 'statement' of the 'authentic baby buster mentalitae ' (2005:19).
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