nascence

Meaning

1. (countable, rare, uncountable) Birth.
2. (countable, uncountable) Coming into being; inception, beginning.

Synonyms

birth

nascency

nativity

births

live birth

childbirth

Translations

naissance

nascita

Geburt

γέννηση

nacimiento

nascimento

naixença

naixement

ولادة

accouchement

γέννα

parturition

Nativité

موْلِد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈneɪ.səns/

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin nāscentia + -ence, from nāscentem (“arising young, immature”), present participle of nāscī (“to be born”) (Old Latin gnāscī; see genus). Doublet of nascency.