A few days ago
Anonymous

What term is used for three children born to the same mother at about the same time ?

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WHAT about four children ? five ??

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A few days ago
h b

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triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets
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A few days ago
Anonymous
2 = twins

3 = triplets

4 = quadruplets

5 = quintuplets

6 = sextuplets

7 = septuplets

8 = octuplets

9 = nonuplets

10 = decaplets

11 = not sure

12 = not sure

13 = not sure

14 = not sure

15 = quindecaplets

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A few days ago
pink
single birth

multiple births:

twins

triplets

quadriplets

quintuplets

sextuplets

http://www.mostlymultiples.com/2007/01/types-of-multiple-births-terminology.html

Types of Multiple Births: Terminology

Monozygotic – multiple (typically two) foetuses produced by the splitting of a single zygote

Dizygotic – multiple (typically two) foetuses produced by two zygotes

Polyzygotic – multiple foetuses produced by two or more zygotes

Litter – the offspring produced by a multiple birth in non-human placentals

Terms used for the order of multiple births are largely derived from the Latin names for numbers.

Two offspring – twins

Three offspring – triplets

Four offspring – quadruplets

Five offspring – quintuplets

Six offspring – sextuplets

Seven offspring – septuplets

Eight offspring – octuplets

Nine offspring – nonuplets

Ten offspring – decaplets

Eleven offspring – undecaplets

Twelve offspring – duodecaplets

Thirteen offspring – tredecaplets

Fourteen offspring – quattuordecaplets

Fifteen offspring – quindecaplets

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A few days ago
animechan_1
For three children, it’s called triplets.

For five, quintiplets (spelling?)

For four…quartuplets? ( don’t know for that one…)

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A few days ago
Anonymous
Triplets.

Quadruplets.

Quintuplets.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
3=triplets

4=quadruplets

5=quintuplet’s

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A few days ago
♥♥Princess Abby♥♥
well..i do know three..which are triplets..im a triplet..most ppl get confused with me and my two sis…im da youngest:-).
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