Peter Pan

noun

1. the hero of Sir James M. Barrie's play about a boy who never grew up.
2. (italics) the play itself (1904).

Peter Pan

noun

1. a youthful, boyish, or immature man

Peter Pan

1. (1904) A play by the Scottish author James Matthew Barrie about a boy who lives in Neverland, better known as Never-Never Land , a country where no child ever grows up. Peter brings the three children of the Darling family from London to Never-Never Land; they eventually decide not to stay, but Wendy, the eldest, promises to return every spring. Peter is assisted by his guardian fairy, Tinker Bell, and in the play he defeats his enemy, the pirate Captain Hook .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Peter Pan¹

C20: after the main character in Peter Pan (1904), a play by J. M. Barrie

Example Sentences

Of course, the creator of Peter Pan didn’t have any children, so he wasn’t exactly speaking from experience.

From Time

This was certainly true with the Peter Pan author, who altered the will of a family friend after she died so that he would become the guardian of her five sons instead of their nanny.

From Ozy

The actor is set to play Tinkerbell in Disney’s Peter Pan and Wendy, the studio’s latest live-action adaptation.

From Essence.com

Shahidi joins a cast that features Jude Law as Captain Hook, with Alexander Molony as Peter Pan and newcomer Ever Anderson as Wendy.

From Essence.com

Affected films include The Little Mermaid, a Home Alone reboot, and Peter Pan.

From Vox

A letter from Gaziantep, who are the protestors in Ferguson and Mary Martin and Peter Pan.

From The Daily Beast

There were, however, specific decisions made by the creative team of Peter Pan Live!

From The Daily Beast

Thanks to Funny or Die, you can see the former 30 Rock actress do her best Peter Pan to hilarious effect.

From The Daily Beast

Allison Williams, Christopher Walken, and the cast of ‘Peter Pan Live!’

From The Daily Beast

Which was sweet and also troubling, because it meant that I have never shut up about wanting to be Peter Pan.

From The Daily Beast

On the step sat Peter Pan, and as Bettina came toward him he rose to meet her and together they went down the path.

From Project Gutenberg

Diana paid her cabman, and set her key in the lock, to be welcomed by Peter Pan's purring note as she opened the door.

From Project Gutenberg

Peter Pan followed her, and waited for her when she went in, having learned caution from his last imprisonment.

From Project Gutenberg

A year later Peter Pan is recognized as a popular favourite in a much more sympathetic notice.

From Project Gutenberg

And then through the doorway came a figure that unmistakably represented Peter Pan.

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