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n. the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

n. properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"

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

n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

blood, descent, line, stock, ancestry, lineage, pedigree, bloodline, parentage, line of descent, blood line

n. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

childbirth, childbearing

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"

morning, dawn

n. the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"

advent, coming

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

initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, 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"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"

entry, launching, debut, unveiling, introduction, first appearance

n. the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"

outbreak

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 normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

kickoff, beginning, start, commencement, first, offset, outset, starting time

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"

creation

n. the human act of creating

infancy, babyhood, early childhood

n. the early stage of growth or development

birth

n. the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

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

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

base

n. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

foundation

n. the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"

spring, outpouring, fountain, outflow, natural spring

n. a natural flow of ground water

bottom

n. the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"

ground, footing, basis

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

core

n. the central part of the earth

center, centre, eye, heart, middle

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

support

n. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"

derivation, ancestry, lineage, filiation

n. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

kin, kindred, clan, tribe, kin group, kinship group

n. group of people related by blood or marriage

dynasty

n. a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

house

n. aristocratic family line; "the House of York"

house, family, household, menage, ménage

n. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

race

n. people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"

parent

n. a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

patriarch

n. any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

conclusion, ending

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, close

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"

offspring, progeny

n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

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