sextuplet
noun
sex·tu·plet
seks-ˈtə-plət 
-ˈtü-
-ˈtü-
-ˈtyü-;
ˈsek-st(y)ə-
1
: a combination of six of a kind
2
: one of six offspring produced in the same pregnancy
3
: a group of six equal musical notes performed in the time ordinarily given to four of the same value
Examples of sextuplet in a Sentence
She gave birth to sextuplets.
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The other kids — Jon and ex-wife Kate Gosselin’s sextuplets — graduated from high school.
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Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
The dissolution of the couple’s relationship led to a highly contentious custody battle for their children (a set of twins and sextuplets) with each party demanding primary custody.
—Colin Scanlon, Redbook, 8 May 2023
This past May, Entertainment Tonight reported that Hannah, another sextuplet, also lives with Jon and Collin.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2022
Jon and Kate share 15-year-old sextuplets Hannah, Collin, Alexis, Aaden, Joel and Leah and 19-year-old twins Cara and Mady.
—Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2019
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Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
The dissolution of the couple’s relationship led to a highly contentious custody battle for their children (a set of twins and sextuplets) with each party demanding primary custody.
—Colin Scanlon, Redbook, 8 May 2023
This past May, Entertainment Tonight reported that Hannah, another sextuplet, also lives with Jon and Collin.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2022
Jon and Kate share 15-year-old sextuplets Hannah, Collin, Alexis, Aaden, Joel and Leah and 19-year-old twins Cara and Mady.
—Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2019
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“Sextuplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sextuplet. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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sextuplet
noun
sex·tu·plet
sek-ˈstəp-lət
-ˈst(y)üp-
-ˈst(y)üp-
ˈsek-st(y)əp-
1
: a combination of six of a kind
2
: one of six offspring born at one birth
Medical Definition
sextuplet
noun
sex·tu·plet
sek-ˈstəp-lət
-ˈst(y)üp-; ˈsek-st(y)əp-
-ˈst(y)üp-; ˈsek-st(y)əp-
1
: any of six offspring born at one birth
2
sextuplets plural
: a group of six offspring born at one birth
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