quintuplet

Definition of Quintuplet in English :

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

2. quin, quint, quintuplet

one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy

a set of five similar things considered as a unit

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Quintuplet

noun

1.

a group or set of five similar things

2.

one of five offspring born at one birth

. Often shortened to: quin

3. music

a group of five notes to be played in a time value of three, four, or some other value

noun

1.

any of five offspring from the same pregnancy

2.

a collection or group of five, usually of one kind

n.

1. One of five offspring born in a single birth.

2. A group or combination of five associated by common properties or behavior.