Immature

Quick meaning: Immature is an adjective meaning (now rare) Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death).

Meaning

(now rare) Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death).

More Meanings

1. Not fully formed or developed; not grown.
2. Childish in behavior; juvenile.
3. An immature member of a species.

Example Sentences

The man was immature for throwing a tantrum.

You're only young once, but you can be immature the rest of your life.

And thou also canst best account for the causes of her immature death […].

While on a walk the next morning I found what looked like a patch of old growth habitat - perhaps somewhere the fires had missed - and to my astonishment saw a female Red-lored Whistler accompanied by an immature.

Word Forms

• immatures

Synonyms for immature

Depending on context, synonyms include infantile, milky, babish, babyish, bairnish, childish.

Antonyms for immature

Common opposites include old, mature, ripe, fledged.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include early, prepubertal, inchoative, formative, tender, vulnerable.

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