kōpīpītanga
1. (noun) immature stage.
Kia nui te wairākau, arā kia mōmona te whenua, mō te rākau i te māhuritanga, arā i te kōpīpītanga, ka āta pakari ai - koia hoki me te tamariki, kia nui rā pea he kai māna kia pakari ai - kia pakari ai tōna tinana me tōna hinengaro (TWMNT 21/3/1876:69). / There should be plenty of fertiliser, that is the ground should be fertile, for the plant when it is young, in its immature stage, so that it develops - that's like children who should probably have plenty of food so that they mature - mature in body and mind.