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Definition of Peter pan

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

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 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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