English Explanatory Dictionary

immature

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death).
  2. Not fully formed or developed; not grown.
  3. Childish in behavior; juvenile.
noun
  1. An immature member of a species.

Pronunciation

/ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)/ /ɪməˈt͡ʃʊə(ɹ)/ /ɪməˈt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-immature.wav

Word forms

immature more immature most immature immatures

Etymology

From Middle French immature. Partially displaced unripe, from Old English unrīpe (“unripe, immature”).

Synonyms

infantile milky babish babyish bairnish childish dootsie hissy lactifluous infantine immature kiddish juvenile puerile

Related words

mature immaturity

Derived words

immature dependent immaturely immatureness
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