From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Quintuplet \Quin"tu*plet\, n. [From {Quintuple}.]
1. A collection or combination of five of a kind.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. pl. Five children born in the same labor.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Mus.) A group of five connected notes; a turn of five
notes.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. A cycle having five crank shafts and adapted for five
riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quintuplet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn:
{five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome},
{quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
2: one of five children born at the same time from the same
pregnancy [syn: {quintuplet}, {quint}, {quin}]
3: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn:
{quintet}, {quintette}, {quintuplet}, {quintuple}]
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