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
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Obviously, Siegfried is Peter Pan.
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
The sixth-grader already has been cast in five plays at her school and portrayed Peter Pan in ActLiveNow’s summer camp production.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Peter Pan Mini-Golf 1207 Barton Springs Road.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Drunken heckling of a nationalistic speech in Peter Pan also acts as a reminder that the novel’s world exists in the shadow of history.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
The sixth-grader already has been cast in five plays at her school and portrayed Peter Pan in ActLiveNow’s summer camp production.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Peter Pan Mini-Golf 1207 Barton Springs Road.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Drunken heckling of a nationalistic speech in Peter Pan also acts as a reminder that the novel’s world exists in the shadow of history.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Peter Pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Peter%20Pan. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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