NOUN
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- a set of four similar things considered as a unit
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
How To Use quadruplet In A Sentence
- Since in vitro fertilization started, two decades ago, there has been an explosion of twins, triplets, quadruplets, even quintuplets.
- Such multiple gestations are rare, with 6,742 sets of triplets, 506 sets of quadruplets, and 77 sets of quintuplets or higher order pregnancies in 2000.
- The parents of girl quadruplets in Nanjing signed a contract with a Beijing-based advertising company that entrusted it with the girls' growth and education.
- While it is possible to look at all possible pairs of markers, examining all possible triplets and quadruplets quickly becomes impractical.
- People always say that this quadruplet rhythm is for light verse. THE ANTHOLOGIST
- His body is constantly threatening to spill out of his dishevelled clothes: he really needs a quadruplet, not a doublet. Women Beware Women; Bingo
- Commotion over multiple births - quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets - isn't new.
- Having given birth to quadruplets in August, the 26-year-old Queensland mother is now pregnant with another four, due in December.
- I never expected them to be twins, let alone triplets or quadruplets.
- The quadruplets, three girls and one boy, were born on July 25 in Shanghai No.1 Maternity and Child Care Hospital by caesarean section.
