Noun: quintuplet kwin'túp-let or kwin't(y)oo-plet
- One of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
"The birth of quintuplets made headlines in the local news";
- quint, quin [informal]
- A set of five similar things considered as a unit
"The quintuplet of stars forms a distinctive pattern";
- quintet, quintette [rare], quintuple, pentad [technical]
Derived forms: quintuplets
Encyclopedia: Quintuplet