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adj. Coming into existence; emerging: "the moral shock of our nascent imperialism” ( Richard Hofstadter).

adj. Emerging; just coming into existence.

adj. Of the state of an element at the time it is generated from some compound.

adj. Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being.

adj. Evolving; being evolved or produced.

Beginning to exist or to grow; commencing development; coming into being; incipient.

adj. being born or beginning

"They are, in other words, nascent digital frontal lobes."

parturient    emerging    emergent    dissilient   

nascent state   

evolving    beginning    emerging    inchoate    emergent    immature    young    incipient   

adjacent    complacent    complaisant   

incipient    world-wide    Vedic    fledgling    ill-concealed    capitalistic    unreasoning    short-lived    latent    sisterly