The Merriam-Webster American Explanatory Dictionary has been replenished with new words that reflect modern realities. Among them is the boomerang baby.
The Merriam-Webster* American Explanatory Dictionary has been updated with new words that reflect modern realities. Among them is the “boomerang child”: this is the name of an adult child who tried to live on his own and returned to his parents’ house due to financial difficulties. The expression was first recorded in 1988, but this phenomenon became truly significant in the XNUMXs – the era of “kidults” (from “kids” and “adults”) – “adult children” who do not want to grow up.
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* Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Britannica, 2011).