quadruplet

[ kwo-druhp-lit, -droo-plit, kwod-roo-plit ]

noun

1. any group or combination of four.
2. quadruplets, four children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
3. one of four such children or offspring.
4. Music. a group of four notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for three.

quadruplet

/ kwɒˈdruːplɪt; ˈkwɒdrʊplɪt /

noun

1. one of four offspring born at one birth Often shortened toquad
2. a group or set of four similar things
3. music a group of four notes to be played in a time value of three

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadruplet¹

1780–90; quadruple + -et (modeled on triplet )

Example Sentences

A dairy cow giving birth to extremely rare quadruplet calves has been described as "unheard of" by farm staff.

From BBC

A nurse in Gaza has told the BBC his wife and six children - including a group of quadruplets - were killed in an attack in the central Gaza strip.

From BBC

Unfortunately, she says, she may be having quadruplets and she knows Che can’t afford to raise them: “You work one day a week,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

“That would be so fun meeting chickens,” said 7-year-old Mason, who wore a matching yellow sweater with his fellow quadruplets.

From Los Angeles Times

They theorized that the atom is actually doing many things simultaneously: scattering not only single photons but also, through an entirely different process, photonic pairs, triplets and quadruplets.

From Scientific American