Hypernyms for "beginning"

activation attack birth birthplace casus belli conception constitution cradle creation debut derivation egress emergence entry establishment face-off first appearance first step formation foundation founding fountainhead generation genesis ground floor groundbreaking groundbreaking ceremony growth head headspring headwater home housing start icebreaker inauguration inception incipience incipiency initiation initiative innovation installation installing installment instalment instauration institution introduction issue jump ball jumping-off place jumping-off point kickoff launching opening opening move organisation organization origin origination outgrowth place of origin point of departure point source provenance provenience recommencement resumption scrum scrummage spring springboard start starting point startup terminus a quo threshold tone-beginning trail head trailhead unveiling wellhead wellspring