embryo
//ˈɛm.bri.oʊ//
Noun
embryoSingular
embryosPlural
1
An organism in the early stages of development before birth or hatching, especially a human offspring during the first eight weeks after conception.
The embryo develops rapidly during the first few weeks of pregnancy.
2
Something in an early or undeveloped stage; a rudimentary or incipient form of something.
The project is still in embryo and needs more development.