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origin, origination, inception

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

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childbirth, childbearing, accouchement, vaginal birth

n. the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

birth, nativity, nascency, nascence

n. the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

dawn

n. an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"

advent, coming

n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"

knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation

n. wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"

debut

n. the presentation of a debutante in society

outbreak, eruption, irruption

n. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

onset, oncoming

n. the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

generation

n. the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"

beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset

n. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration

n. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"

infancy, babyhood, early childhood

n. the early stage of growth or development

birth

n. a baby born; an offspring; "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"

dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow

n. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

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ending, conclusion, finish

n. event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

finish, finishing

n. the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

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