• (n.) A collection or combination of four of a kind. • (n.) A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the reders can assist in the propulsion. • (n.) Four children born in the same labor. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/quadruplet/
(from the article `multiple birth`) ...one of which divided to produce MZ twins while the other developed as a singleton (the three constituting DZ triplets); or from three separate ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/q/3
One of four children born at one birth. ... Synonym: quadrigeminus. ... Origin: L. Quadruplus, four fold ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Quad'ru·plet noun [ From Quadruple .] 1. A collection or combination of four of a kind. 2. pl . Four children born in the same labor. 3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the reders can assist in the propulsion. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/3
Four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy . Although identical quadruplets are rare, it is possible for the pregnancy to produce two sets of identical twins, one set of identical twins and two fraternal babies, all identical or all fraternal. Found on http://www.pregnology.com/
any group or combination of four. · four children or offspring born of one pregnancy. · one of four such children or offspring. · a group of four notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for three. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/quadruplet