prematurityn.

Brit.

/ˌprɛməˈtʃʊərᵻti/,

/ˌprɛməˈtjʊərᵻti/,

/ˌprɛməˈtʃɔːrᵻti/,

/ˌprɛməˈtjɔːrᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpriməˈtʃərədi/,

/ˌpriməˈtʃʊrədi/

Forms: 1600s prematuritie, 1700s– prematurity.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: premature adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < premature adj. + -ity suffix, after French prématurité (1597 in Middle French). Compare earlier maturity n., immaturity n., and also slightly earlier prematurance n.

1. Precocious development of a plant, such as unusually early flowering or ripening of fruit. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by age or cycles > [noun] > state of being or becoming ripe or mature > early ripeness or flowering

prematurance1610

prematurity1611

precocity1656

precoceness1664

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Prematurité, prematuritie; hastie ripenesse, quicke ripening, forward or timelie growth.

1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 265 Their Pre-maturity is very desirable.

1795 R. Warner Hist. Isle of Wight. 303 There was some little fruit on..those which had been first planted; but this prematurity was to be attributed to their being situated near a rock, and receiving the rays of the sun strongly reflected from it.

1897 E. J. Wickson Calif. Veg. 245 The bulb should expand on the ground surface.., it is very difficult to secure this on a clay without baking of the surface..which results in prematurity and a small size in the bulb.

1913 Times 22 Mar. 7/7 There is no necessity to draw pessimistic conclusions about the coming summer from the prematurity of the vegetation in the present spring.

1939 R. L. Watts & G. S. Watts Veg. Growing Business 128 A severe check in growth almost invariably delays maturity, or causes prematurity, and reduces the yield.

2. Undue or unexpected earliness or haste; hastiness, precipitateness; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > (untimely) earliness

earliness1617

prematurity1706

prematureness1711

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > undue

hastinessc1325

subitane1645

prematurity1706

trigger-happiness1945

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Prematurity, the State, or Condition of that which is premature.

1761 J. Bennet in R. Ascham Eng. Wks. Roger Ascham iii Ascham took his bachelor's degree..in the eighteenth year of his age..which according to the modes of education then in use, had nothing of remarkable prematurity.

a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) II. iii. 81 The only prematurity was in getting the Bill ready against it was necessary.

1825 G. Waddington Visit to Greece Introd. 58 The prematurity and consequent failure of Ypsilanti's expedition.

1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. i. 12 Their early sickliness and prematurity of death.

1916 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 21 810 It seems evident to me that the session was a profitable exhibition of provincialisms and prematurities on both sides.

1927 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Feb. 90/3 Our advice is to save this book for a dismally wet afternoon: tea will arrive with a startling prematurity.

2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 23 Jan. 24 A stack of reasons are building up to highlight the apparent prematurity of his decision.

a. Early development, esp. of mental or physical faculties; precociousness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [noun] > early maturity

precocity1606

timeliness1613

precociousness1681

forwardness1693

prematurity1762

1762 S. Scott Descr. Millenium Hall 228 Her Father had a strong dislike to prematurity, and feared that communication with the world would too soon teach her art and disguise.

1779 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 69 199 Another wonderful part of his pre-maturity was the being able at two years and four months old to transpose into the most extraneous and difficult keys whatever he played.

1806 Times 24 Jan. 3/1 He began his career with a prematurity of talent, which has no example.

1823 W. Faux Mem. Days Amer. 121 Unnatural prematurity is here very common. Boys look grave, and talk, act, and dress like men.

1907 Q. Rev. Apr. 455 Prematurity of thought and feeling has often an early grave.

1992 New Yorker 6 July 76/3 That these stories are about a child..does not in the least preclude their being, thanks to a witty prematurity, preoccupied with sex.

†b. literary. An example or instance of precociousness; a prodigy. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1822 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 197 Suffice that all, but plain dragging on with the wheels in the old Ruts, are prematurities—February Buds and Leafits, retarding the Shew of Spring and impoverishing Autumn.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 381 Of the few, the greater part are pre-maturities.

1864 H. E. P. Spofford Azarian iii. 184 I despise prematurities, prodigies, excrescences of the brain, two-headed eagles.

4. Obstetrics. Premature delivery or birth; the condition of an infant born before full term.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [noun] > childbirth or delivery > complications of childbirth or pregnancy

amblosis1706

breech case1774

breech1781

still-birth1785

breech presentation1811

footling1829

turning1842

prematurity1847

head-locking1870

breech position1876

headlock1876

breech delivery1882

breech labour1885

miss1897

postmaturity1902

abruptio placentae1905

preemie1927

breech baby1969

prematuration1977

1847 Lancet 24 Mar. 480/1 The death, prematurity, or non-viability of the infant.

1875 Trans. Edinb. Obstetr. Soc. 1871–4 260 I have seen nothing to warrant me viewing prematurity—that is, at and after the seventh month—as necessarily convertible with debility.

1937 A. Tow Dis. of Newborn iii. 63 More careful antepartum care has definitely lowered the incidence of prematurity.

1995 Independent 31 Jan. 23/1 With multiple pregnancies, there is a great risk of miscarriage and of severe prematurity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prematurity
释义	prematurityn. Brit. /ˌprɛməˈtʃʊərᵻti/, /ˌprɛməˈtjʊərᵻti/, /ˌprɛməˈtʃɔːrᵻti/, /ˌprɛməˈtjɔːrᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpriməˈtʃərədi/, /ˌpriməˈtʃʊrədi/ Forms: 1600s prematuritie, 1700s– prematurity. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: premature adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < premature adj. + -ity suffix, after French prématurité (1597 in Middle French). Compare earlier maturity n., immaturity n., and also slightly earlier prematurance n. 1. Precocious development of a plant, such as unusually early flowering or ripening of fruit. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by age or cycles > [noun] > state of being or becoming ripe or mature > early ripeness or flowering prematurance1610 prematurity1611 precocity1656 precoceness1664 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Prematurité, prematuritie; hastie ripenesse, quicke ripening, forward or timelie growth. 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 265 Their Pre-maturity is very desirable. 1795 R. Warner Hist. Isle of Wight. 303 There was some little fruit on..those which had been first planted; but this prematurity was to be attributed to their being situated near a rock, and receiving the rays of the sun strongly reflected from it. 1897 E. J. Wickson Calif. Veg. 245 The bulb should expand on the ground surface.., it is very difficult to secure this on a clay without baking of the surface..which results in prematurity and a small size in the bulb. 1913 Times 22 Mar. 7/7 There is no necessity to draw pessimistic conclusions about the coming summer from the prematurity of the vegetation in the present spring. 1939 R. L. Watts & G. S. Watts Veg. Growing Business 128 A severe check in growth almost invariably delays maturity, or causes prematurity, and reduces the yield. 2. Undue or unexpected earliness or haste; hastiness, precipitateness; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > (untimely) earliness earliness1617 prematurity1706 prematureness1711 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > undue hastinessc1325 subitane1645 prematurity1706 trigger-happiness1945 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Prematurity, the State, or Condition of that which is premature. 1761 J. Bennet in R. Ascham Eng. Wks. Roger Ascham iii Ascham took his bachelor's degree..in the eighteenth year of his age..which according to the modes of education then in use, had nothing of remarkable prematurity. a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) II. iii. 81 The only prematurity was in getting the Bill ready against it was necessary. 1825 G. Waddington Visit to Greece Introd. 58 The prematurity and consequent failure of Ypsilanti's expedition. 1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. i. 12 Their early sickliness and prematurity of death. 1916 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 21 810 It seems evident to me that the session was a profitable exhibition of provincialisms and prematurities on both sides. 1927 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Feb. 90/3 Our advice is to save this book for a dismally wet afternoon: tea will arrive with a startling prematurity. 2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 23 Jan. 24 A stack of reasons are building up to highlight the apparent prematurity of his decision. 3. a. Early development, esp. of mental or physical faculties; precociousness. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [noun] > early maturity precocity1606 timeliness1613 precociousness1681 forwardness1693 prematurity1762 1762 S. Scott Descr. Millenium Hall 228 Her Father had a strong dislike to prematurity, and feared that communication with the world would too soon teach her art and disguise. 1779 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 69 199 Another wonderful part of his pre-maturity was the being able at two years and four months old to transpose into the most extraneous and difficult keys whatever he played. 1806 Times 24 Jan. 3/1 He began his career with a prematurity of talent, which has no example. 1823 W. Faux Mem. Days Amer. 121 Unnatural prematurity is here very common. Boys look grave, and talk, act, and dress like men. 1907 Q. Rev. Apr. 455 Prematurity of thought and feeling has often an early grave. 1992 New Yorker 6 July 76/3 That these stories are about a child..does not in the least preclude their being, thanks to a witty prematurity, preoccupied with sex. †b. literary. An example or instance of precociousness; a prodigy. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1822 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 197 Suffice that all, but plain dragging on with the wheels in the old Ruts, are prematurities—February Buds and Leafits, retarding the Shew of Spring and impoverishing Autumn. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 381 Of the few, the greater part are pre-maturities. 1864 H. E. P. Spofford Azarian iii. 184 I despise prematurities, prodigies, excrescences of the brain, two-headed eagles. 4. Obstetrics. Premature delivery or birth; the condition of an infant born before full term. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [noun] > childbirth or delivery > complications of childbirth or pregnancy amblosis1706 breech case1774 breech1781 still-birth1785 breech presentation1811 footling1829 turning1842 prematurity1847 head-locking1870 breech position1876 headlock1876 breech delivery1882 breech labour1885 miss1897 postmaturity1902 abruptio placentae1905 preemie1927 breech baby1969 prematuration1977 1847 Lancet 24 Mar. 480/1 The death, prematurity, or non-viability of the infant. 1875 Trans. Edinb. Obstetr. Soc. 1871–4 260 I have seen nothing to warrant me viewing prematurity—that is, at and after the seventh month—as necessarily convertible with debility. 1937 A. Tow Dis. of Newborn iii. 63 More careful antepartum care has definitely lowered the incidence of prematurity. 1995 Independent 31 Jan. 23/1 With multiple pregnancies, there is a great risk of miscarriage and of severe prematurity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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