multiple birth

noun

1. a birth at which two or more children are born at the same time

Example Sentences

She was born in Ukraine in 1989 with multiple birth defects, three years after the Chernobyl disaster, and after being abandoned by her birth parents she grew up in an orphanage where she was regularly beaten and abused.

From BBC

The dog, who had multiple birth defects, was found in the center of Pembroke, Wales, in September.

From Seattle Times

Due to many years of campaigning by Twins Trust it's now very rare that multiple birth siblings are offered places in different schools.

From BBC

"Multiple birth children are now included in the schools' admissions code as 'excepted children' - children who may be admitted to school even if this exceeds the 30 infant class size limit".

From BBC

Garcia-Tolson was born with multiple birth defects and had both legs amputated by age 5.

From New York Times