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Definition Peter Pan in British English

Peter Pan noun

noun
1

the main person in the play Peter Pan by the British writer J.M. Barrie. Peter Pan is a boy who wants to remain a child and never grow up. If you call someone 'a Peter Pan', you mean that they do not want to behave like an adult, or that they never seem to get older.

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Definition Peter Pan in British English