immature

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Occurring before the proper time

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

   • And thou also canst best account for the causes of her immature death […].
2. 2

   Not fully formed or developed

   Not fully formed or developed; not grown.

3. 3

   Childish in behavior

   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.
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   1. 4

      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.

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