quadruplet — quad|ru|plet [ˈkwɔdruplıt US kwa:ˈdru:p ] n one of four babies born at the same time to the same mother = ↑quad … Dictionary of contemporary English
quadruplet — quad|ru|plet [ kwadruplət ] noun count a baby who is born at the same time as three other babies in its family … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quadruplet — quad•ru•plet [[t]kwɒˈdrʌp lɪt, ˈdru plɪt, ˈkwɒd rʊ plɪt[/t]] n. 1) any group or combination of four 2) med quadruplets, four children or offspring born of one pregnancy 3) med one of four such children or offspring 4) mad mus a group of four… … From formal English to slang
Quadruplet — Quad ru*plet, n. [From {Quadruple}.] 1. A collection or combination of four of a kind. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. pl. Four children born in the same labor. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the riders… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quadruplet — One of four children born at one birth. SYN: quadrigeminus. [L. quadruplus, fourfold] * * * qua·dru·plet kwä drəp lət, drüp ; kwäd rəp n 1) one of four offspring born at one birth 2) quadruplets pl a group of four offspring born at one birth * *… … Medical dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables