sextuplet

noun

sex·​tu·​plet seks-ˈtə-plət  -ˈtü- 

-ˈtyü-;

ˈsek-st(y)ə-

1

: a combination of six of a kind

2

: one of six offspring produced in the same pregnancy

3

: a group of six equal musical notes performed in the time ordinarily given to four of the same value

Examples of sextuplet in a Sentence

She gave birth to sextuplets.

Recent Examples on the Web

Sources differ on how uncommon sheep sextuplets are, with O'Connor putting the number around 1 in 1,000 and some agricultural websites placing it at one in a million or higher. —ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

Sources differ on how uncommon sheep sextuplets are, with O’Connor putting the number around 1 in 1,000 and some agricultural websites placing it at one in a million or higher. —Amanda Swinhart, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026

Hannah Gosselin chose to live with her father and was later joined by another one of the sextuplets, her brother, Colin. —Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025

The other members of the former couple's sextuplets include Alexis, Aaden, Leah and Joel, and Jon and Kate, 50, are also parents to twin girls Mady and Cara. —Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sextuplet

noun

sex·​tu·​plet sek-ˈstəp-lət  -ˈst(y)üp- 

ˈsek-st(y)əp-

1

: a combination of six of a kind

2

: one of six offspring born at one birth

Medical Definition

sextuplet

noun

sex·​tu·​plet sek-ˈstəp-lət  -ˈst(y)üp-; ˈsek-st(y)əp- 

1

: any of six offspring born at one birth

2

sextuplets plural : a group of six offspring born at one birth