Fruitcake aficionados will tell you that the best fruit cakes are matured – or "seasoned" in fruitcake lingo – for at least three months before they are cut.

A frightened little girl whose name means "innocence" had matured into an impressively confident young woman in fashionable blue jeans and a powder blue fleece.

Jones, returning to Twickenham for the first time, was full of praise for how Smith has matured as a Test number 10.

Mature eggs could be fertilized immediately after acquisition, while immature eggs needed to be matured before fertilization.

“Our service has matured quickly and our riders are embracing the many benefits of fully autonomous driving.”