quintuplet
noun/ˈkwɪntʊplət/
/kwɪnˈtʌplət/
(also British English, informal quin)
(also North American English, informal quint)
- one of five children born at the same time to the same motherWord Originlate 19th cent.: from quintuple, on the pattern of words such as triplet.
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