Generation Alpha

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Generation Alpha

  1. (demographics) The generation following Generation Z, born between the early to mid-2010s and the mid-2020s.
    Synonym: Gen Alpha
    • 2016, Jeanne Meister, Kevin J. Mulcahy, The Future Workplace Experience[1], McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 160:
      Generation Alpha members will be the most diverse of all the generations. In 2011, Generation Alpha reached a demographic milestone: there were more Generation Alpha babies born to minority families than white families in the United States []

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Timeline of generations
Generation AlphazoomerGeneration ZmillennialGeneration YMTV generationGeneration Xbaby boomerSilent GenerationG.I. Generationgreatest generation

Noun[edit]

Generation Alpha (plural Generation Alphas)

  1. A member of Generation Alpha.
    Synonyms: Alpha, Gen Alpha
    • 2019, Jon Bentley, Autopia: The Future of Cars, Atlantic Books, →ISBN:
      According to one Coventry student, Denny Julian Deemin, Generation Zs (born between the mid-1990s and mid-2000s) will still want their own cars but Generation Alphas (born since 2005) will want a simpler lifestyle without the bother of ownership.
    • 2021, Mark McCrindle, Ashley Fell, Sam Buckerfield, Generation Alpha: Understanding Our Children and Helping Them Thrive, Hachette Australia, →ISBN:
      Though the increased access to information afforded by technology is causing many Generation Alphas to experience up-ageing, it’s important to remember that they are still children.
    • 2022, Madonna King, L Platers: How to Support Your Teen Daughter on the Road to Adulthood, Hachette Australia, →ISBN:
      In the schoolyard, these Generation Zs are role models to Generation Alphas in a way schools haven’t seen before.

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