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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One option would be to add thyroxine to a body of water with Peter Pan tadpoles to make some of them grow into adults.
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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
Those cane toads would in turn eventually produce their own Peter Pan hatchlings, allowing researchers to repeat the cycle.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
The entire tableau is as if Peter Pan grew up and got into hospitality.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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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
Those cane toads would in turn eventually produce their own Peter Pan hatchlings, allowing researchers to repeat the cycle.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
The entire tableau is as if Peter Pan grew up and got into hospitality.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Peter Pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Peter%20Pan. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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