nascent

1.) coming into being; being born 2.) beginning to form, start, grow, or develop: said of ideas, cultures, etc. 3.) Chem. designating or of the state of an element just released from a compound and having unusual chemical activity because atoms of the element have not combined to form molecules

Light Fan pg. 60 Brit HC

I don't know if that word is entirely correct contextually, but I'm more willing to trust this kind of usage from Terry Pratchett, than Martin Malone. I knew it had something to do with birth, though.