define(['../lang/isObject'], function(isObject) {

  /** Used as a safe reference for `undefined` in pre-ES5 environments. */
  var undefined;

  /**
   * The base implementation of `_.create` without support for assigning
   * properties to the created object.
   *
   * @private
   * @param {Object} prototype The object to inherit from.
   * @returns {Object} Returns the new object.
   */
  var baseCreate = (function() {
    function object() {}
    return function(prototype) {
      if (isObject(prototype)) {
        object.prototype = prototype;
        var result = new object;
        object.prototype = undefined;
      }
      return result || {};
    };
  }());

  return baseCreate;
});