quintuplet

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪntjʊˌplɪt, kwɪnˈtjuːplɪt/

noun

  • 1 (usually quintuplets) each of five children born at one birth.
  • 2 Music a group of five notes to be performed in the time of three or four.

Origin:

late 19th century: from quintuple, on the pattern of words such as triplet