Peter Pan
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Peter Pan
n
a youthful, boyish, or immature man
[C20: after the main character in Peter Pan (1904), a play by J. M. Barrie]
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Pe′ter Pan′
n.
the hero of Sir James M. Barrie's play (1904) about a boy who never grew up.
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| Noun | 1. | Peter Pan - a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows upadult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
| 2. | Peter Pan - the main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up |
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Peter Pan - a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up