na·scent

(nā′sənt, năs′ənt)

adj.

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

[Latin nāscēns, nāscent-, present participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

na′scen·cy n.

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Noun

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

nascency

noun

The initial stage of a developmental process:

beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, nascence, onset, opening, origin, outset, spring, start.