[ˌɪməˈtjɔː], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not fully developed
(e.g: many of the fish caught are immature)


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Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘premature’, referring to death): from Latin immaturus ‘untimely, unripe’, from in- ‘not’ + maturus ‘ripe’ (see mature)