sandwich generation definition by Wordo

Noun

A

generation

of

people

whose

lifestyle

is

governed

by

the

fact

that

they

must

simultaneously

care

for

the

needs

of

their

children

and

their

own

elderly

parents

;

often

with

reference

to

the

generation

comprising

those

who

are

the

children

of

baby boomers

(

Generation X

and

/

or

Generation Y

).