Peter Pan

noun

Pe·​ter Pan ˈpē-tər-ˈpan 

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

Examples of Peter Pan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In all, five books are at issue in the high court case, touching on the same themes found in classic stories that include Snow White, Cinderella and Peter Pan, the school system’s lawyers wrote. —Mark Sherman, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025

Winter, who will play Vladimir, made his Broadway debut as a child actor in The King & I with Yul Brynner and Peter Pan with Sandy Duncan. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025

One option would be to add thyroxine to a body of water with Peter Pan tadpoles to make some of them grow into adults. —Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025

Frustrated by Rickey’s Peter Pan complex, Glenn is encouraged by his pregnant wife Rosie (Kristen Stewart) to go on the adventure to reconnect. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Peter Pan

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan