Generation (noun)

1. All the people born and living at about the same time.
2. All the people of approximately the same age.
3. The average period, generally considered to be about 30 years, during which children are born and grow up, become adults, and begin to have children of their own.
4. A single stage in the sequence of natural descent, as the children of a particular set of parents.
5. A group of individuals who are considered as having shared characteristics or experiences because they were born or lived during the same period of time.

Origin:

From middle english generacioun, from latin generātiō ("creation, production, generation"), from generāre ("to beget, produce, create"), from gignō ("to beget, produce, create") + -tiō.

Examples:

1. The current generation is more technologically advanced than the previous generation.
2. The youngest generation is digital native.
3. The baby boom generation is the largest demographic group in the U.S.
4. The generation gap is a difference of opinion between people of different generations.
5. This new generation of leaders is more diverse than the previous one.