quintuplets

Five born together

Quintuplets are five offspring born from a single pregnancy.

The word applies to humans and animals alike.

Quintuplets occur rarely in nature but more often with fertility treatments.

A single child from such a birth is a quintuplet: She was a quintuplet—one of five sisters.

Often shortened to quints.

birth

fertility

Capacity for reproduction

pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
gestationCarrying offspring in womb
conceptionFormation of an idea

ultrasound · delivery · neonatal · premature · incubator · NICU · obstetrics · midwife · maternity · multiples

fivesome

five

Four plus one

quintetGroup of five
pentadA group of five
quintGroup of five

fivefold · set · group · matching · coordinated · alike · lookalike

siblings

brothers

Male children of same parents

sistersFemale kin or nuns
twinsSiblings born simultaneously
tripletsThree born together

quadruplets · sextuplets · matching outfits · birth order · rivalry · bonding · closeness · togetherness · playmates · nursery

rarity

uncommon

Seldom occurring or found

extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
unusualNot often encountered
exceptionalNotably above the norm

rare · phenomenon · remarkable · miraculous · newsworthy · famous · celebrity · media attention · documentary · reality show

Categories

number wordspair, duo, trio, quartet, quintet
rhythmbeat, pulse, tempo, downbeat, upbeat
siblingsbrother, sister, twins, siblings, brothers
twinstwins, identical, fraternal, monozygotic, dizygotic
fivesfive elements, five senses, five dollar bill, fiver, nickel
numbered groupspair, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet

Opposites

number of multiple births

quintupletssingleton

Only member present

only child · twins · triplets · quadruplets · sextuplets

Family

quintuple, quintuplet, quintupled, quintuples

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