"immature" meaning in English

See immature in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪməˈtjʊə(r)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-immature.wav [UK] Forms: immature [positive], more immature [comparative], most immature [superlative]
Etymology: im- + mature Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|im|mature}} im- + mature Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is immature, it has not fully developed.
    Sense id: simple-immature-en-adj-58pMXbkD
  2. If a person is immature, they have a childish behavior.
    Sense id: simple-immature-en-adj--52zwmvY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with im-
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