Definition of quintuplet in English:

quintuplet

noun kwɪnˈtjuːplɪtˈkwɪntjʊˌplɪt

1usually quintupletsEach of five children born at one birth.
五胞胎之一
Example sentencesExamples
- A story about the birth of quintuplets shouldn't send all expectant couples scurrying to buy 5 cribs.
- A 33 year old woman gave birth early on Monday in Beijing to a set of quintuplets through Caesarean operation, eight weeks ahead of schedule.
- Delivered by caesarean section at 29 weeks gestation and weighing from 2 pounds, 3 ounces to 3 pounds, 3 ounces, the quintuplets are expected to be released from the hospital this month.
- Such multiple gestations are rare, with 6,742 sets of triplets, 506 sets of quadruplets, and 77 sets of quintuplets or higher order pregnancies in 2000.
- Identical twins are clones, and the famous Dionne quintuplets born in Canada in 1934 represent a human clone of five people.
- He and his wife, Gisel, are expecting quintuplets in October.
- Interestingly, armadillos always give birth to identical quintuplets.
- Indeed, the Dionne quintuplets were clones of a fertilized egg that divided three times before the cells fell apart and grew into separate individuals.
- But just logistically, I don't know how people do triplets or quadruplets or quintuplets, because I can't carry two babies at the same time.
- Before a similar hot start last season, he probably was best known as the player whose wife gave birth to quintuplets.
- Would you enjoy being a quintuplet in the early 20th century when, as a reproductive anomaly, the simple fact of your existence made your family a freak show.
- That's what happened in 1934, when the Dionne quintuplets first caught the attentions of our country's burgeoning mass media.
- A surrogate mother in Phoenix, Arizona has given birth to quintuplets by caesarean section.
- Since in vitro fertilization started, two decades ago, there has been an explosion of twins, triplets, quadruplets, even quintuplets.
- Commotion over multiple births - quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets - isn't new.
2Music
A group of five notes to be performed in the time of three or four.
〔乐〕五连音（指在三拍或四拍时间内均等地奏出的五个音）
Example sentencesExamples
- At one point, triplets and septuplets in the l.h. are pitted against quintuplets and sextuplets in the r.h.
- There was this very specific attention to every hemidemisemiquaver and how quintuplets were going to inter-relate with this and how the texture of the cymbalom would work with the mandolin versus the harps and so on.

Origin

Late 19th century: from quintuple, on the pattern of words such as triplet.

Definition of quintuplet in US English:

quintuplet

noun

1usually quintupletsEach of five children born to the same mother at one birth.
五胞胎之一
Example sentencesExamples
- Delivered by caesarean section at 29 weeks gestation and weighing from 2 pounds, 3 ounces to 3 pounds, 3 ounces, the quintuplets are expected to be released from the hospital this month.
- Such multiple gestations are rare, with 6,742 sets of triplets, 506 sets of quadruplets, and 77 sets of quintuplets or higher order pregnancies in 2000.
- Interestingly, armadillos always give birth to identical quintuplets.
- Before a similar hot start last season, he probably was best known as the player whose wife gave birth to quintuplets.
- Since in vitro fertilization started, two decades ago, there has been an explosion of twins, triplets, quadruplets, even quintuplets.
- Commotion over multiple births - quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets - isn't new.
- A story about the birth of quintuplets shouldn't send all expectant couples scurrying to buy 5 cribs.
- Identical twins are clones, and the famous Dionne quintuplets born in Canada in 1934 represent a human clone of five people.
- A 33 year old woman gave birth early on Monday in Beijing to a set of quintuplets through Caesarean operation, eight weeks ahead of schedule.
- He and his wife, Gisel, are expecting quintuplets in October.
- Would you enjoy being a quintuplet in the early 20th century when, as a reproductive anomaly, the simple fact of your existence made your family a freak show.
- A surrogate mother in Phoenix, Arizona has given birth to quintuplets by caesarean section.
- That's what happened in 1934, when the Dionne quintuplets first caught the attentions of our country's burgeoning mass media.
- But just logistically, I don't know how people do triplets or quadruplets or quintuplets, because I can't carry two babies at the same time.
- Indeed, the Dionne quintuplets were clones of a fertilized egg that divided three times before the cells fell apart and grew into separate individuals.
2Music
A group of five notes to be performed in the time of three or four.
〔乐〕五连音（指在三拍或四拍时间内均等地奏出的五个音）
Example sentencesExamples
- There was this very specific attention to every hemidemisemiquaver and how quintuplets were going to inter-relate with this and how the texture of the cymbalom would work with the mandolin versus the harps and so on.
- At one point, triplets and septuplets in the l.h. are pitted against quintuplets and sextuplets in the r.h.

Origin

Late 19th century: from quintuple, on the pattern of words such as triplet.

词汇	quintuplet
释义	Definition of quintuplet in English: quintuplet noun kwɪnˈtjuːplɪtˈkwɪntjʊˌplɪt 1usually quintupletsEach of five children born at one birth. 五胞胎之一 Example sentencesExamples A story about the birth of quintuplets shouldn't send all expectant couples scurrying to buy 5 cribs. A 33 year old woman gave birth early on Monday in Beijing to a set of quintuplets through Caesarean operation, eight weeks ahead of schedule. Delivered by caesarean section at 29 weeks gestation and weighing from 2 pounds, 3 ounces to 3 pounds, 3 ounces, the quintuplets are expected to be released from the hospital this month. Such multiple gestations are rare, with 6,742 sets of triplets, 506 sets of quadruplets, and 77 sets of quintuplets or higher order pregnancies in 2000. Identical twins are clones, and the famous Dionne quintuplets born in Canada in 1934 represent a human clone of five people. He and his wife, Gisel, are expecting quintuplets in October. Interestingly, armadillos always give birth to identical quintuplets. Indeed, the Dionne quintuplets were clones of a fertilized egg that divided three times before the cells fell apart and grew into separate individuals. But just logistically, I don't know how people do triplets or quadruplets or quintuplets, because I can't carry two babies at the same time. Before a similar hot start last season, he probably was best known as the player whose wife gave birth to quintuplets. Would you enjoy being a quintuplet in the early 20th century when, as a reproductive anomaly, the simple fact of your existence made your family a freak show. That's what happened in 1934, when the Dionne quintuplets first caught the attentions of our country's burgeoning mass media. A surrogate mother in Phoenix, Arizona has given birth to quintuplets by caesarean section. Since in vitro fertilization started, two decades ago, there has been an explosion of twins, triplets, quadruplets, even quintuplets. Commotion over multiple births - quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets - isn't new. 2Music A group of five notes to be performed in the time of three or four. 〔乐〕五连音（指在三拍或四拍时间内均等地奏出的五个音） Example sentencesExamples At one point, triplets and septuplets in the l.h. are pitted against quintuplets and sextuplets in the r.h. There was this very specific attention to every hemidemisemiquaver and how quintuplets were going to inter-relate with this and how the texture of the cymbalom would work with the mandolin versus the harps and so on. Origin Late 19th century: from quintuple, on the pattern of words such as triplet. Definition of quintuplet in US English: quintuplet noun 1usually quintupletsEach of five children born to the same mother at one birth. 五胞胎之一 Example sentencesExamples Delivered by caesarean section at 29 weeks gestation and weighing from 2 pounds, 3 ounces to 3 pounds, 3 ounces, the quintuplets are expected to be released from the hospital this month. Such multiple gestations are rare, with 6,742 sets of triplets, 506 sets of quadruplets, and 77 sets of quintuplets or higher order pregnancies in 2000. Interestingly, armadillos always give birth to identical quintuplets. Before a similar hot start last season, he probably was best known as the player whose wife gave birth to quintuplets. Since in vitro fertilization started, two decades ago, there has been an explosion of twins, triplets, quadruplets, even quintuplets. Commotion over multiple births - quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets - isn't new. A story about the birth of quintuplets shouldn't send all expectant couples scurrying to buy 5 cribs. Identical twins are clones, and the famous Dionne quintuplets born in Canada in 1934 represent a human clone of five people. A 33 year old woman gave birth early on Monday in Beijing to a set of quintuplets through Caesarean operation, eight weeks ahead of schedule. He and his wife, Gisel, are expecting quintuplets in October. Would you enjoy being a quintuplet in the early 20th century when, as a reproductive anomaly, the simple fact of your existence made your family a freak show. A surrogate mother in Phoenix, Arizona has given birth to quintuplets by caesarean section. That's what happened in 1934, when the Dionne quintuplets first caught the attentions of our country's burgeoning mass media. But just logistically, I don't know how people do triplets or quadruplets or quintuplets, because I can't carry two babies at the same time. Indeed, the Dionne quintuplets were clones of a fertilized egg that divided three times before the cells fell apart and grew into separate individuals. 2Music A group of five notes to be performed in the time of three or four. 〔乐〕五连音（指在三拍或四拍时间内均等地奏出的五个音） Example sentencesExamples There was this very specific attention to every hemidemisemiquaver and how quintuplets were going to inter-relate with this and how the texture of the cymbalom would work with the mandolin versus the harps and so on. At one point, triplets and septuplets in the l.h. are pitted against quintuplets and sextuplets in the r.h. Origin Late 19th century: from quintuple, on the pattern of words such as triplet.
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