| nascent definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | coming into existence | 54 sets |
| 2 | coming into existence; emerging | 50 sets |
| 3 | beginning to exist or develop | 47 sets |
| 4 | coming into being; in early developmental stages | 34 sets |
| 5 | starting to develop; coming into existence | 28 sets |
| 6 | starting to develop, coming into existence | 23 sets |
| 7 | emerging; coming into existence | 21 sets |
| 8 | in the process of being born or coming into existence | 19 sets |
| 9 | just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence | 18 sets |
| 10 | emerging | 17 sets |
| 11 | coming into being; being born | 16 sets |
| 12 | adj. coming into being; being born | 15 sets |
| 13 | incipient; coming into being | 15 sets |
| 14 | beginning to exist | 12 sets |
| 15 | coming into existance | 12 sets |
| 16 | coming into existence, emerging | 12 sets |
| 17 | coming or having recently come into existence | 11 sets |
| 18 | just coming into existence | 10 sets |
| 19 | coming into existence emerging | 9 sets |
| 20 | just coming into existence; emerging | 9 sets |
| 21 | (adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence | 8 sets |
| 22 | coming into being; emerging | 8 sets |
| 23 | just beginning to exist or develop | 8 sets |
| 24 | incipient | 8 sets |
| 25 | coming into being | 8 sets |
| 26 | recently coming into existence | 7 sets |
| 27 | beginning to exist; emerging | 7 sets |
| 28 | (adj) coming into being; in early developmental stages | 6 sets |
| 29 | just beginning to appear; incipient | 6 sets |
| 30 | beginning stage; birth | 6 sets |
| 31 | adj. emerging; coming into existence | 6 sets |
| 32 | emerging, coming into existence | 6 sets |
| 33 | beginning to exist. | 6 sets |
| 34 | just beginning to exist or develop, having just come into existence | 6 sets |
| 35 | incipient; coming into being or existence; ex. nascent ability in music | 6 sets |
| 36 | in the act of being born; growing | 6 sets |
| 37 | just beginning to develop | 5 sets |
| 38 | (adj.) in the process of being born or coming into existence | 5 sets |
| 39 | having just come into existence | 5 sets |
| 40 | budding | 5 sets |