Peter Pan

noun

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

Peter Pan

noun

a youthful, boyish, or immature man

Peter Pan

(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 .

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Peter Pan¹

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

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When he sincerely offers his thoughts on it — “I mean, it’s like MC Hammer, Peter Pan. It’s got a little Pippin.” — is pretty great, but it’s the way he tilts his head back with his sigh of “ahhh” as she says, “It’s the folk music and the rap music,” that’s gold.

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And finally, David Magee earned his first of two nominations for “Finding Neverland,” a look at part of the life of “Peter Pan” author J.M.

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It’s hard to know exactly what to expect from a director who moves between different genres, from poetic indies like “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” to big-budget fantasies like “Peter Pan & Wendy.”

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Plucky bathers took to the sea off Dorset, Devon and Norfolk as well as the Serpentine lake for the traditional Peter Pan Cup race in London's Hyde Park.

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It has been associated with the author JM Barrie since 1903, when he donated the Peter Pan Cup.

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