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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A generation of people who give care to their children and their parents at the same time.
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- noun The generation of persons who are the children of
baby boomers , whose lifestyle is governed by the fact that they must simultaneously care for the needs of their children and their own elderly parents.
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