sextuplets
Six born together
Sextuplets are six offspring born from the same pregnancy.
The term applies to humans and animals alike, though human sextuplets are rare and typically result from fertility treatments.
A single child from such a birth is a sextuplet: She was a sextuplet, one of six sisters.
Fellow offspring
- brothersMale children of same parents
- sistersFemale kin or nuns
- parentsMother and father
- householdDomestic unit of residents
brood · offspring · raising · childcare · strollers · naming · bonding · individuality
Occurring before expected
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
obstetrics · maternity · gestation · midwife · labor · ultrasound · fetal · NICU
Five offspring, one birth
- septupletsSeven offspring born together
- octupletsEight simultaneous births
- quadrupletsFour simultaneous births
- tripletsThree born together
twins · identical · fraternal · monozygotic · dizygotic · splitting
Seldom found or seen
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
anomaly · unusual · remarkable · newsworthy · statistical · odds · infrequent · unique
siblings
Fellow offspring
household · brood · offspring · raising · childcare · strollers · naming · bonding · individuality · kinship
premature
Occurring before expected
incubator · obstetrics · maternity · gestation · midwife · labor · ultrasound · fetal · NICU · IVF
quintuplets
Five offspring, one birth
- septupletsSeven offspring born together
- octupletsEight simultaneous births
- quadrupletsFour simultaneous births
triplets · twins · identical · fraternal · monozygotic · dizygotic · splitting
rare
Seldom found or seen
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
phenomenon · anomaly · unusual · remarkable · newsworthy · statistical · odds · infrequent · unique · record-breaking
sextupletssingleton
Only member present
only child · twins · triplets · quadruplets · octuplets