premature

pre·ma·ture  (prm-tyr, -tr, -chr)

adj.

1. Occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early: a premature end.

2. Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time: a premature infant.

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[Middle English, ripe, from Latin praemtrus, ripe too early : prae-, pre- + mtrus, ripe; see m-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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prema·turely adv.

prema·tureness, prema·turi·ty n.

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premature

Adjective

1. happening or done before the normal or expected time: premature ageing

2. impulsive or hasty: a premature judgment

3. (of a baby) born weeks before the date when it was due to be born [Latin prae in advance + maturus ripe]

prematurely adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	premature - born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" immature - not yet mature full-term - gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; "a healthy full-term baby"
	2.	premature - too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" previous early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
	3.	premature - uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" untimely early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

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premature

adjective 1. early, untimely, before time, unseasonable

adjective 2. hasty, rash, too soon, precipitate, impulsive, untimely, ill-considered, jumping the gun, ill-timed, inopportune, overhasty

adjective 3. preterm, prem (informal) preemie U.S., Canad. (informal)

Translations

premature [ˈprɛmətʃuəʳ] adj [arrival etc] → prematuro;

you are being a little premature → te has adelantado

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premature [ˈprɛmətʃuəʳ] adj → prématuré(e);

to be premature (in doing sth) → aller un peu (trop) vite (en faisant qch)

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premature [ˈprɛmətʃuəʳ] adj (= earlier than expected) → vorzeitig (= too early); verfrüht;

you are being a little premature → Sie sind etwas voreilig;

premature baby → Frühgeburt f

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premature [ˈprɛmətʃuəʳ] adj → prematuro/a; [arrival] → (molto) anticipato/a;

you are being a little premature → è un po' troppo precipitoso