n. One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro. [ 1913 Webster ]
A sermon of a new beginner. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Gen. i. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]
I am . . . the beginning and the ending. Rev. i. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mighty things from small beginnings grow. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]