French word

baby-boom

Pronunciation

IPA/babibum/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbaby boom

Example

Il y a eu un baby-boom dans cette région.

There was a baby boom in this region.

Illustration for baby-boom (baby boom)

More examples

Le baby-boom d'après-guerre a influencé la politique familiale.

The postwar baby boom influenced family policy.

Core concept

A short-lived swell in births that lifts both the number of babies and the birth rate.

Common phrases

  • le baby-boom

    the baby boom

  • baby-boom d'après-guerre

    postwar baby boom

  • baby-boom national

    national baby boom

Similar words

augmentation des naissances: An increase in the number of births.
hausse des naissances: A rise in the number of births.

Definition in French

Augmentation rapide et marquée du nombre de naissances et du taux de natalité sur une période donnée.

Word origin

French borrowed baby-boom from American English, where baby refers to births and boom denotes a sudden surge.

Usage tips

  • Baby-boom is masculine, so the usual form is un baby-boom, and a place or period often specifies which surge is meant.

Opposites

  • déclin de la natalitédecline in the birth ratenoun

Related words

  • baby-boomerbaby boomernoun

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