| nascent definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | coming into existence | 85 sets |
| 2 | beginning to exist or develop | 68 sets |
| 3 | coming into existence; emerging | 67 sets |
| 4 | coming into being; in early developmental stages | 48 sets |
| 5 | starting to develop; coming into existence | 33 sets |
| 6 | emerging; coming into existence | 31 sets |
| 7 | starting to develop, coming into existence | 30 sets |
| 8 | emerging | 29 sets |
| 9 | in the process of being born or coming into existence | 24 sets |
| 10 | just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence | 23 sets |
| 11 | coming into being; being born | 19 sets |
| 12 | incipient; coming into being | 17 sets |
| 13 | adj. coming into being; being born | 17 sets |
| 14 | beginning to exist | 16 sets |
| 15 | just coming into existence | 14 sets |
| 16 | having recently come into existence; emerging | 14 sets |
| 17 | coming into existence, emerging | 13 sets |
| 18 | (adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence | 13 sets |
| 19 | coming into existance | 12 sets |
| 20 | coming or having recently come into existence | 12 sets |
| 21 | just beginning to exist or develop | 11 sets |
| 22 | coming into existence emerging | 10 sets |
| 23 | beginning to exist; emerging | 10 sets |
| 24 | coming into being | 10 sets |
| 25 | just coming into existence; emerging | 9 sets |
| 26 | just beginning to appear; incipient | 8 sets |
| 27 | recently coming into existence | 8 sets |
| 28 | incipient | 8 sets |
| 29 | coming into being; emerging | 8 sets |
| 30 | (adj.) in the process of being born or coming into existence | 7 sets |
| 31 | just beginning to develop | 7 sets |
| 32 | emerging, coming into existence | 7 sets |
| 33 | just beginning to exist or develop, having just come into existence | 7 sets |
| 34 | in the act of being born; growing | 7 sets |
| 35 | beginning to exist. | 7 sets |
| 36 | incipient; coming into being or existence; ex. nascent ability in music | 7 sets |
| 37 | beginning stage; birth | 6 sets |
| 38 | just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential | 6 sets |
| 39 | budding, incipient, embryonic | 6 sets |
| 40 | having just come into existence | 6 sets |