Meanings
nounquadruplet (plural quadruplets)
plural quadruplets
- A set of four, particularly
- One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
- A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian четворка
- четворка (četvorka)sequence of four elements
Catalan quadrigemin, quadrigèmina
- quadrigemininfant born as one of four
- quadrigèminainfant born as one of four
Dutch vierling
- vierlinginfant born as one of four
Estonian nelikud
- nelikudinfant born as one of four
Finnish nelikko, nelonen
- nelikkosequence of four elements
- neloneninfant born as one of four
French quartolet, quadruplet
- quartolet(music) tuplet of four notes
- quadrupletsequence of four elements
- quadrupléinfant born as one of four
German Vierling
- Vierlinginfant born as one of four
Japanese 四つ組, 四つ子
- 四つ組 (yotsu-gumi)sequence of four elements
- 四つ子 (yotsugo)infant born as one of four
Māori māhanga whā, huawhā
- māhanga whāinfant born as one of four
- huawhāinfant born as one of four
Norwegian Bokmål firling
- firlinginfant born as one of four
Polish czworaczek
- czworaczekinfant born as one of four
Romanian cvartolet
- cvartolet(music) tuplet of four notes
Swedish fyrling
- fyrlinginfant born as one of four
Turkish dördüz
- dördüzinfant born as one of four
Welsh pedrybled
- pedrybledinfant born as one of four
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quadruplet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadruplet
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“quadruplet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadruplet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadruplet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadruplet.
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