immature

Meaning

Adj

1. Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death).
2. Not fully formed or developed; not grown.
3. Childish in behavior; juvenile.

Noun

An immature member of a species.

Synonyms

young

unripe

green

childish

juvenile

inexperienced

tender

unfledged

adolescent

youthful

raw

infantile

babyish

premature

callow

teenage

childlike

unripened

unfeathered

puerile

budding

rudimentary

small

not ripe

undigested

innocent

😇

junior

boyish

unskilled

girlish

featherless

unformed

crude

weak

wet

wet behind the ears

younger

child-like

naif

not ready

not yet ripe

grassy-smelling

smelling of milk

unvaned

not cooked

impubic

abortive

bairnly

chitty

delicate

embryo

embryonic

fledgeless

fresh

grown

hairless

half-baked

inexperience

infantine

inopportune

irresponsible

jejune

juvenescent

kiddish

little

malapropos

mistimed

new

🆕

non-permanent

sophomoric

timely

tiny

undeveloped

unfamiliar

unpolished

unpracticed

unripeness

unseasonable

untimely

vernal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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