Generation — synonyms, definition

1. generation (a)

bearing young breeding multiplying reproduction

2. generation (Noun)

age bearing young beginning birth breeding century children coevals conception contemporaries creation culture cycle date duration engendering epoch era family font • • •

generation (Noun) — All the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age.

generation (Noun) — Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent.

generation (Noun) — The normal time between successive generations. ex. "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

generation (Noun) — A stage of technological development or innovation. ex. "the third generation of computers"

generation (Noun) — A coming into being.

generation (Noun) — The production of heat or electricity. ex. "dams were built for the generation of electricity"

generation (Noun) — The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production.

beginning biological group breeding facts of life people period period of time phase procreation production reproduction stage time period baby boom baby-boom generation biogenesis biogeny gen X generation X peer group posterity youth culture