babyboom

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Danish

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Etymology

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From baby (baby) +‎ boom (boom), from English baby boom.

Noun

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babyboom n (singular definite babyboomet, plural indefinite babyboom)

  1. An increase in birth rate, a baby boom.
  2. (singular only) Specifically the baby boom following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.
  3. indefinite plural of babyboom

Inflection

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English baby boom.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbeː.biˌbuːm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧by‧boom

Noun

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babyboom m (plural babybooms, diminutive babyboompje n)

  1. baby boom

Derived terms

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English baby boom.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.bi.bum/, /be.bi.bum/

Noun

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babyboom m (plural babybooms)

  1. baby boom (post-World War II baby boom, 1946 to 1964)
  2. baby boom (any large increase in births)

Further reading

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