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Peter Pan

Peter Pan noun: a man who acts like a child and does not accept the responsibilities of adulthood.

peter pan: a man who acts like a child and does not accept the responsibilities of adulthood
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Noun

Peter Pan (plural Peter Pans)

  1. A man who acts like a child and does not accept the responsibilities of adulthood.
    • "A Peter Pan if ever there was one. Hopeless at school. Incapable either of competing or co-operating."1962, Aldous Huxley, Island

Forms of Peter Pan

pluralPeter Pans

Origin of Peter Pan

From the eponymous character in the novel Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie.

Words formed from Peter Pan

Words that rhyme with Peter Pan

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Questions about Peter Pan

What does Peter Pan mean?
Peter Pan means a man who acts like a child and does not accept the responsibilities of adulthood.
What part of speech is Peter Pan?
Peter Pan is a noun.
What is the plural of Peter Pan?
The plural of Peter Pan is Peter Pans.

Words near Peter Pan in the dictionary

  1. Peter Grievous
  2. Peter Griffin
  3. Peter Griffins
  4. Peter Island
  5. peter out
  6. Peter Pan
  7. Peter Pan collar
  8. Peter Pan collars
  9. Peter Pan generation
  10. Peter Pan syndrome
  11. Peter Pans

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