BEGINNING - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
serving to begin
Example: the beginning canto of the poem; the first verse
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
the time at which something is supposed to begin
Example: they got an early start; she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
Categories: Point, Point in time
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
the first part or section of something
Example: `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
Categories: Part, Section, Division
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Example: 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
Categories: Point
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Noun
the act of starting something
Example: he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Categories: Change of state
Synonyms
Get-go, Commence, Origin, Starting time, Rootage
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "beginning" comes from Proto-Germanic *biginnanÄ…. It started in Proto-Germanic *biginnandz. Then it appeared in Old English *beginnende. Later, people used it in Middle English begynnyng. After that, it was Middle English biginning. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Old English: onginnende
đź”— Related Words
begin – A related word in the same word family.
-ing – A related word in the same word family.
begin – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
This word traveled through multiple civilizations—each culture shaped its meaning slightly!