premature

See also: prématuré, prémature, and prematüre

English

Alternative forms

• præmature (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- +‎ mature. Attested circa 1520.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/, /ˈpɹɛ.mə.tjə/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹi.məˈtʊɹ/, /ˌpɹi.məˈtʃʊɹ/

Adjective

premature (comparative more premature, superlative most premature)

1. occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived

   a premature birth

   premature reports of the singer's death

2. taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired
3. (informal) suffering from premature ejaculation

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:premature

Derived terms

• premature antifascist
• premature birth
• premature ejaculation
• prematurely

 

Translations

occurring before a state of readiness or maturity

• Bulgarian: преждевременен (bg) (preždevremenen)
• Catalan: prematur
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 早产的, 不成熟的

• Czech: předčasný (cs)
• Dutch: prematuur (nl), voortijdig (nl)
• Finnish: ennenaikainen (fi)
• French: prématuré (fr)
• German: frühreif (de),

• Hebrew: טרם לבגרות‎ (térem l'bagrút)
• Latin: praecox, praecoquus
• Manx: neuappee
• Maranao: bakakaw
• Polish: przedwczesny (pl)
• Portuguese: prematuro (pt)
• Russian: преждевре́менный (ru) (preždevrémennyj)
• Spanish: prematuro
• Ukrainian: передча́сний (peredčásnyj)

taking place earlier than anticipated

• Bulgarian: преждевременен (bg) (preždevremenen)
• Catalan: prematur
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 过早的

• Czech: předčasný (cs)
• Dutch: voorbarig (nl), prematuur (nl)

• Finnish: ennenaikainen (fi)
• French: prématuré (fr)
• German: vorzeitig (de), verfrüht (de),
• Russian: преждевре́менный (ru) (preždevrémennyj)
• Spanish: prematuro
• Ukrainian: передча́сний (peredčásnyj)

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Translations to be checked

• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} پێشوەخت‎ (ku) (pêşwext)

Noun

premature (plural prematures)

1. an infant born prematurely

See also

• get ahead of oneself

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Italian

Adjective

premature

1. feminine plural of prematuro

Noun

premature f pl

1. plural of prematura

Anagrams

• permutare, premurate