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immature
- /ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)/
- /ɪməˈt͡ʃʊə(ɹ)/
- /ɪməˈt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle French immature. Partially displaced unripe, from Old English unrīpe (“unripe, immature”).
adjective more immature · most immature
- Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death). And thou also canst best account for the causes of her immature death […].
- Not fully formed or developed; not grown.
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Childish in behavior; juvenile.
You're only young once, but you can be immature the rest of your life.
Similar: infantile, milky, babish, babyish, bairnish, childish, dootsie, hissy, lactifluous, infantine, immature, kiddish
noun immatures
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: early, prepubertal, inchoative, formative, tender, vulnerable, small, junior, little, underdeveloped, naive, childlike, inexperienced, unsophisticated, youngish, young
Translations
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adj not fully formed
| Español | inmaturo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미성숙하다 miseongsuk-hada |
| 日本語 | 未熟な mijuku na |
| 中文 | 不成熟的 bù chéngshú de |
| Português | imaturo |
| Français | immature, vert |
| Deutsch | unreif |
| Italiano | immaturo, acerbo |
| Ελληνικά | ανώριμος anórimos |
| Română | imatur |
| Русский | неспе́лый nespélyj, незре́лый nezrélyj |
adj childish
| Español | inmaduro, aniñado, pueril, infantil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유치하다 yuchi-hada |
| 日本語 | 大人げない otonagenai, 未熟 mijuku |
| 中文 | 嫩 nèn, 不成熟的 bù chéngshú de, 幼小 yòuxiǎo, 幼稚 yòuzhì |
| Português | imaturo, infantil |
| Français | immature |
| Deutsch | unreif, kindisch |
| Italiano | immaturo, infantile |
| Ελληνικά | ανώριμος anórimos, άπλερος ápleros |
| Română | imatur |
| Русский | незре́лый nezrélyj |
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title = {immature},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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