Premature Born Weeks Noun Time Adjective Early Maturus

pre·ma·ture
\\ˌprē-mə-ˈtyu̇r, -ˈtu̇r, -ˈchu̇r also ˌpre-\\ adjective: happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time; especially : born after a gestation period of less than 37 weeks
    premature babies
• premature noun
• pre·ma·ture·ly adverb
• pre·ma·ture·ness noun
• pre·ma·tu·ri·ty \\-ˈtyu̇r-ə-tē, -ˈtu̇r-, -ˈchu̇r-\\ noun

premature
  c.1529, from L. præmaturus "early ripe" (as fruit), "too early," from præ- "before" + maturus "ripe, timely" (see mature). Premature ejaculation is 1910, previously referred to in L. as ejaculatio præcox.

premature
pre·ma·ture / 5premEtFE(r); NAmE 7pri:mE5tFur; -5tur / adjective1. happening before the normal or expected time
   未成熟的；过早的；提前的:
   his premature death at the age of 37
   他 37 岁时早逝
2. (of a birth or a baby 生产或婴儿) happening or being born before the normal length of

pregnancy

has been completed
   早产的:
   The baby was four weeks premature.
   这个婴儿早产了四周。
   a premature birth after only thirty weeks
   怀孕仅三十周的早产
3. happening or made too soon
   草率的；仓促的:
   a premature conclusion / decision / judgement
   草率的结论/决定/判断
    It is premature to talk about success at this stage.
   现阶段就谈成功尚为时过早。
• pre·ma·ture·ly adv.:
   The child was born prematurely.
   这孩子是早产的。
   Her hair became prematurely white.
   她的头发过早地苍白了。

premature adj.

pre·mature
I. \|prē chiefly Brit |pre+\ adjective
Etymology: Latin praematurus very early, too early, untimely, from prae- pre- + maturus ripe, mature
1. obsolete : mature or ripe before the proper or usual time
2.
 a. : happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper or usual time : adopted, arriving, or received too soon : to early :
  < a premature fall of snow >
  < premature reports >
 b.
  (1) of a human infant : born after a gestation period of less than 37 weeks or sometimes with a birth weight between two and five and one half pounds irrespective of the length of gestation
  (2) : of, relating to, or for the use of a premature infant
   < premature diets >
II. noun
(-s)
: something that comes, happens, or occurs before the expected time: as
 a. : an infant prematurely born
 b. : a shell that bursts before the desired time
III. intransitive verb

: to explode prematurely — used especially of a bomb or torpedo