qua·dru·plet

qua·dru·plet
/kwɑˈdruːplət/ noun, pl -plets [count]
: one of four babies that are born at the same time to the same mother
— usually plural

She had (a set of) quadruplets. [=she gave birth to four babies]

compare quintuplet, sextuplet, triplet, twin

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

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