sextuplet
noun
sex·tu·plet seks-ˈtə-plət 
-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
Example Sentences
She gave birth to sextuplets.
Recent Examples on the Web 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 Since then, Kate has been focused on raising their eight children:twins Mady and Cara, both 18, and 15-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Collin, Joel, Alexis, Hannah and Leah. Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 10 June 2019 But how do the sextuplets — Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Joel, Hannah, and Leah —feel about their mom's dating escapades? Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2019 But one Virginia couple kept trying, and became the new parents to sextuplets earlier this month. Emma Baty, Redbook, 26 May 2017 Eric and Courtney Waldrop welcomed sextuplets in December, and now the proud parents will star in their own TLC documentary about life at home with their six new babies. Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 23 Feb. 2018 As Kate notes, Mady and Cara are starting their senior year of high school this year (?) while her sextuplets are all beginning eighth grade (??). Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2018 Since the former Jon & Kate Plus 8 stars’ separation, Jon has been focused on his DJing career and battled his ex-wife for custody of the sextuplets and 17-year-old twins Mady and Cara. Michele Corriston, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2018 Gosselin’s two eldest children — twins Mady and Cara, both 17 — will go off to college in the fall of 2019, leaving Gosselin at home with her 13-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Joel, Alexis, Hannah and Leah. Kate Coyne, PEOPLE.com, 10 Apr. 2018 See More
Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2019 Since then, Kate has been focused on raising their eight children:twins Mady and Cara, both 18, and 15-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Collin, Joel, Alexis, Hannah and Leah. Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 10 June 2019 But how do the sextuplets — Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Joel, Hannah, and Leah —feel about their mom's dating escapades? Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2019 But one Virginia couple kept trying, and became the new parents to sextuplets earlier this month. Emma Baty, Redbook, 26 May 2017 Eric and Courtney Waldrop welcomed sextuplets in December, and now the proud parents will star in their own TLC documentary about life at home with their six new babies. Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 23 Feb. 2018 As Kate notes, Mady and Cara are starting their senior year of high school this year (?) while her sextuplets are all beginning eighth grade (??). Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2018 Since the former Jon & Kate Plus 8 stars’ separation, Jon has been focused on his DJing career and battled his ex-wife for custody of the sextuplets and 17-year-old twins Mady and Cara. Michele Corriston, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2018 Gosselin’s two eldest children — twins Mady and Cara, both 17 — will go off to college in the fall of 2019, leaving Gosselin at home with her 13-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Joel, Alexis, Hannah and Leah. Kate Coyne, PEOPLE.com, 10 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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