adjective

immature

immature, childish, undeveloped

His behavior was very immature for his age.

His behaviour was very immature for his age.

The fruit is still immature and not ready to eat.

The fruit is still immature and not ready to eat.

((sb./sth.)) is immature (sb./sth.) is not fully developed or is childish He is immature for his age.

Synonyms: childish, juvenile, undeveloped; Antonyms: mature, adult, developed

From 'in-' (not) + 'mature'. Literally 'not mature'.

The prefix 'im-' often means 'not'. So, it's easy to remember this as 'not mature'.

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