triplet
noun/ˈtrɪplɪt/
Frequency rank: #17,179 most common English word
Meaning
a set of three things or people born at the same time from the same mother.
Example sentence
The hospital was buzzing with excitement when the mother gave birth to triplet last Tuesday.
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