quin‧tu‧plet /ˈkwɪntjʊplət, ˈkwɪntjʊplɪt, kwɪnˈtjuːp- $ kwɪnˈtʌp-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: quintuple 'five times' (16-21 centuries), from Late Latin quintuplex, from Latin quintus 'fifth']
one of five babies born to the same mother at the same time ⇒
quadruplet,
sextuplet [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲