Nascency

nas·cent  (nsnt, nsnt)

adj.

Coming into existence; emerging: "the moral shock of our nascent imperialism" (Richard Hofstadter).

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[Latin nscns, nscent-, present participle of nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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nascen·cy n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nascency - the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" nascence, nativity, birth alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" delivery - the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery" live birth - the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation) posthumous birth - birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother posthumous birth - birth of a child after the father has died rebirth, reincarnation, renascence - a second or new birth