Peter Pan
English edit
Etymology edit
From the eponymous character in the novel Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -æn
Noun edit
Peter Pan (plural Peter Pans)
- A man who acts as a child and does not accept the responsibilities of adulthood.
- 1962, Aldous Huxley, Island:
- "A Peter Pan if ever there was one. Hopeless at school. Incapable either of competing or co-operating."