immature

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)//
//ɪməˈt͡ʃʊə(ɹ)//
//ɪməˈt͡ʃə(ɹ)//

Not fully formed or developed; not grown.

adjective

1
archaicOccurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death).
And thou also canst best account for the causes of her immature death […].
2
Not fully formed or developed; not grown.
3
Childish in behavior; juvenile.
You're only young once, but you can be immature the rest of your life.
The man was immature for throwing a tantrum.
Wilhelm Stekel - As quoted in The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J. D. Salinger. The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.

Etymology

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

noun

1
An immature member of a species.
There are many genera and even families of Brachypylina for which immatures are not yet known, and thus numerous examples of adult convergence and misclassification remain to be revealed: such is the case with Hypozetes.
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.

Forms

plural: immatures
comparative: more immature
superlative: most immature

imitating · An instance of imitation.imitation · The act of imitating.immaculate · Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.

immature · Not fully formed or developed; not grown.

immediate · Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.immediately · In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.immense · Huge, gigantic, very large.

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