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Noun: Peter Pan  ,pee-tu'pan
  1. The main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up
     
  2. A boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up

Derived forms: Peter Pans

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], character, fictional character, fictitious character, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up