quadruplet
noun
qua·dru·plet
kwä-ˈdrü-plət 
-ˈdrə-
-ˈdrə-
ˈkwä-drə-plət
1
: a combination of four of a kind
2
: one of four offspring produced in the same pregnancy
3
: a group of four musical notes to be performed in the time ordinarily given to three of the same kind
Examples of quadruplet in a Sentence
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Mom’s $4M bill for quadruplets’ care sparks conversation on high health care costs
Some hospitals are starting concierge physician practices far from their home locations.
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Phil Galewitz | Kff Health News, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
However, that increased the risk of triplets, quadruplets or more in some cases.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
Posco chairman Choi Jeong-woo last year visited an employee who is raising quadruplets, hand delivering a cash gift and a stroller for the new parents, according to a company statement.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
The arrangement has formally cemented the relationship between Jablonsky and Michelle Zamora’s family of seven — her second-grade quadruplets, fourth-grade son and husband.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
In 1930, a family in Michigan experienced the unimaginable: A mother conceived and gave birth to identical quadruplets, all girls.
—Rebecca Onion, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
The babies need help with eating, but the 2-month-old quadruplets are breathing on their own.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 8 May 2023
Rachael, Abigail, Julia and Luke Molnar are 22-year-old quadruplets who graduated together from Metropolitan State University of Denver on May 12.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 23 May 2023
The number of triplet births was far smaller at 2,933, and the number of quadruplet or higher births was even smaller at 148.
—Beth Reese Cravey, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2023
Phil Galewitz | Kff Health News, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
However, that increased the risk of triplets, quadruplets or more in some cases.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
Posco chairman Choi Jeong-woo last year visited an employee who is raising quadruplets, hand delivering a cash gift and a stroller for the new parents, according to a company statement.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
The arrangement has formally cemented the relationship between Jablonsky and Michelle Zamora’s family of seven — her second-grade quadruplets, fourth-grade son and husband.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
In 1930, a family in Michigan experienced the unimaginable: A mother conceived and gave birth to identical quadruplets, all girls.
—Rebecca Onion, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
The babies need help with eating, but the 2-month-old quadruplets are breathing on their own.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 8 May 2023
Rachael, Abigail, Julia and Luke Molnar are 22-year-old quadruplets who graduated together from Metropolitan State University of Denver on May 12.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 23 May 2023
The number of triplet births was far smaller at 2,933, and the number of quadruplet or higher births was even smaller at 148.
—Beth Reese Cravey, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2023
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quadruplet
noun
qua·dru·plet
kwä-ˈdrü-plət
-ˈdrəp-lət
-ˈdrəp-lət
ˈkwäd-rə-plət
1
: a combination of four of a kind
2
: one of four offspring born at one birth
Medical Definition
quadruplet
noun
qua·dru·plet
kwä-ˈdrəp-lət
-ˈdrüp-; ˈkwäd-rəp-
-ˈdrüp-; ˈkwäd-rəp-
1
: one of four offspring born at one birth
2
quadruplets plural
: a group of four offspring born at one birth
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