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I had always thought this term referred specifically to the generation born following WWII, but MWO dates it to 1941.Can anyone (OED maybe?) provide a cite of this early usage? 1941 seems a bit late...

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"1941 Life 1 Dec. 73/3 Whatever the reasons, the U.S. baby boom is bad news for Hitler"All those servicemen saying goodbye to their wives, perhaps.

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I would make a distinction between "a baby boom" and "the Baby Boom."The 1941 reference may be to a post-WWI baby boom. Those kids would be about 20 years old, draft age and bad news for Hitler. So...

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Baby Boom: Sound a baby makes when you throw it faster than the speed of sound. LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Not responsible if anyone tries this.

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