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quintuplets
This term is used specifically for a set of five siblings born from a single pregnancy. It carries a connotation of rarity and medical marvel, often appearing in news reports or medical journals due to the statistical improbability of such births.
While the word is used as a collective noun for the group, it is grammatically treated as a plural count noun. It follows the same pattern as triplets or quadruplets, where the suffix -plets denotes a multiple birth.
Meanings
Examples
The hospital staff prepared for the arrival of quintuplets.
Raising quintuplets requires an incredible amount of patience and organization.
Raising quintuplets requires an incredible amount of patience and organization.
Are those quintuplets or just siblings who look alike?
The news reported on the rare birth of quintuplets in a small town.
Five babies at once. How on earth do they manage with quintuplets?
The quintuplets were all born within ten minutes of each other.
Imagine the cost of buying five of everything for quintuplets.
Imagine the cost of buying five of everything for quintuplets.