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immature

Pronunciation: /ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)/

The English word “immature” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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.

Etymology

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

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