quint
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9.2
One of five babies born to the same mother at the same time
- noun
- /kwɪnt/
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quintillizo
- The family of quints attracted a lot of attention when they appeared in a local parade.
- Dionne quints
- quints' trust fund
- year-old quints
Examples
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The Arizona quints was born.
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By "Arizona quints" I mean they was born to a woman named Florence Arizona.
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The "quints"...
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Each of the quints has a unique personality, making them always interesting to watch.
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The hospital reported a rare case of quints, with all five babies born healthy.
Synonyms
quintuplet
vsquint
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6.5
A child born at the same time as four other children to the same mother
does not require specifying a single pregnancy, only being one of five born together
quin
vsquint
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9.9
One of five babies born at the same time to the same mother
is the alternative spelling used for the same idea
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quint comes from the Latin root quint- meaning 'five' or 'fifth'. It is like quintuplet, the name for five babies born at the same time, so quint means one of those five children.