premature
nounEtymology From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a translation of Palladius's De Re Rustica.
1
An infant born prematurely.
- Related terms
- get ahead of oneself
premature
adjUK /ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/ · US /ˌpɹi.məˈtʊɹ/
Etymology From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a translation of Palladius's De Re Rustica.
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.
- Synonyms
- anticipatory, early, forward, hasty, precipitate, precocious, premature, prevenient, previous, unseasonable, untimely
- Antonyms
- nonpremature, overdue, punctual
- Derived terms
- nonpremature, preemie, premature antifascist, premature birth, premature ejaculation, premature ejaculator, prematurely, prematureness, premature optimisation, premature optimization, prematurity, unpremature
- Related terms
- unexpected, unprepared, prompt, prematurely
- Hyponyms
- rathe