Peter Pan

noun

Pe·​ter Pan ˈpē-tər-ˈpan How to pronounce Peter Pan (audio)
1
: a boy in Sir James Barrie's play Peter Pan who lives without growing older in a never-never land
2
: an adult who does not want to grow up : one who hangs on to adolescent interests and attitudes

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Essay The Lost Ones: The Real Boys of Neverland Michelle Dean Few works of literature have idealized childhood so profoundly as Peter Pan. Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025 Image Swimmers at the Christmas Day race for the Peter Pan cup in Hyde Park, London, on Christmas Day. Keith Bedford, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024 Starring Adam DeVine, Blake Anderson and Anders Holm, the Southern California-set comedy follows members of an aimless friend group with Peter Pan syndrome, who work at a telemarketing company 9 to 5 and live together 5 to 9. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024 The other title character, Alexander Molony’s Peter Pan, is less compelling, which gives the movie a lopsided focus. Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Peter Pan 

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Peter Pan was in 1904

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“Peter Pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Peter%20Pan. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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