Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed., Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth; a premature opinion; premature decay., Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report.
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Premature Baby
The medical term for nearest the point of attachment is "proximal."
nearest in meaning staying out of a matter that you are involve in
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IMMATUREHope this helps!PREMATURE is another word where you have "pre" as the preffix for the word "mature" creating the word "premature". The definition meaning "to happen too quickly" or "before it is suppose to".
hanging in the air
"Premature" can function as an adjective.
The premature baby was slow to develop.
No longer alive. Deceased.
His death was premature.