Definition of Peter Pan

1. Noun. A boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up.

Generic synonyms: Adult Male, Man

2. Noun. The main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up.

Definition of Peter Pan

1. Noun. A man who acts as a child and does not accept the responsibilities of adulthood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peter Pan

Peter Abelard
Peter Alexander Ustinov
Peter Behrens
Peter Carl Faberge
Peter Carl Goldmark
Peter Cooper
Peter Goldmark
Peter I
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Peter Lorre
Peter Mark Roget
Peter Medawar
Peter Minnewit
Peter Minuit
Peter O'Toole
Peter Pan (current term)
Peter Pan collar
Peter Pan syndrome
Peter Pans
Peter Paul Mauser
Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Seamus O'Toole
Peter Seeger
Peter Sellers
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Tchaikovsky
Peter principle
Peter the Great
Peterbald
Peterborough

Literary usage of Peter Pan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Guide to the Best Fiction in English by William Winter, George Saintsbury, Ernest Albert Baker (1913)
"And from the moment of her first speech, "Oh, what joy to be here!" down to her rapture of surrender, she held the sympathy of her audience. "Peter Pan. ..."

2. The Wallet of Time: Containing Personal, Biographical, and Critical by William Winter (1913)
""Peter Pan." Barrie's fairy play called "Peter Pan" is an amiable fabric of whim and fancy, devised, apparently, for the amusement of children. ..."

3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Outlook 111:309 O 6 '15 Peter Pan (drama by Sir JM ... Behind the scenes with Peter Pan. M. Morris. il Delin 87:10 O '15 Peter-Peter; story. R. Sawyer. ..."

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