premature

Etymology

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

adj

  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.
    I was lost in reveries of death, and the idea of premature burial held continual possession of my brain. 1844, Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial
  3. (informal) Suffering from premature ejaculation.

noun

  1. An infant born prematurely.

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