1. plural of immature; organisms or individuals that have not yet reached full development or maturity
Usage: commonly used in biology and entomology to refer to juvenile forms of insects or animals

1. not fully developed, grown, or ripe; lacking maturity
Usage: can describe physical development, emotional development, or ripeness

Examples

• The immatures of this butterfly species are bright green caterpillars.
• These immatures will undergo metamorphosis within two weeks.
• His immatures behavior at the meeting embarrassed his colleagues.
• The fruit is still immatures and should not be harvested yet.
• Immatures insects often look completely different from their adult forms.
• She made an immatures decision without thinking about the consequences.