sandwich generationnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈsæn.wɪdʒ dʒen.əˌreɪ.ʃən/us/ˈsæn.wɪtʃ dʒen.əˌreɪ.ʃən/a way of referring to the group of people who have old parents as well as young children, so they have to take care both of their parents and of their children:
She has written a play about Alzheimer's that is aimed at the sandwich generation.
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