The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BOOMER which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Child of the 1950s crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BOOMER | 100 % | 6 |
Why may BOOMER be the right solution?
The term "Boomer" is often used to refer to someone born during the post-World War II baby boom, which occurred in the 1950s. This makes "Boomer" the correct answer for the clue "Child of the 1950s."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Child of the 1950s
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Crossword Answer definitions
BOOMER noun- A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.
- An adult male kangaroo.
- (by extension) A person who does not know how to utilize new technologies well.
- Something that makes a booming sound.
- (mainly 1920–1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
- A device used to bind or tighten chain.
- A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
- A bittern (subfamily Botaurinae).
- A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
- A mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).
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