"baby bust" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baby busts [plural]
Etymology: Coined as an opposite to baby boom. Head templates: {{en-noun}} baby bust (plural baby busts)
  1. A decrease in the birthrate. Related terms: baby buster Translations (decrease in the birthrate): Geburtenrückgang [masculine] (German), Pillenknick (1960s) [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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