"baby buster" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: baby busters [plural]
Etymology: From baby bust + -er, following baby boomer. Etymology templates: {{af|en|baby bust|-er|id2=occupation}} baby bust + -er, {{m|en|baby boomer}} baby boomer Head templates: {{en-noun}} baby buster (plural baby busters)
  1. Someone born between the baby boom and the baby boomlet; a Gen-Xer. Categories (topical): Generations
    Sense id: en-baby_buster-en-noun-gfO6G2tZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation)

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