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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The entire tableau is as if Peter Pan grew up and got into hospitality.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Alyssa Rodriguez gives a touching performance as 13-year-old Maria, one of 14,000 unaccompanied minor children from Cuba who arrived in the U.S. from 1960-1962 through Operation Peter Pan.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The other title character, Alexander Molony’s Peter Pan, is less compelling, which gives the movie a lopsided focus.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
At The Hundreds, Kim’s handful of Disney collaborations included a 2008 collection that reimagined the Lost Boys of Peter Pan for a new audience.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Alyssa Rodriguez gives a touching performance as 13-year-old Maria, one of 14,000 unaccompanied minor children from Cuba who arrived in the U.S. from 1960-1962 through Operation Peter Pan.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The other title character, Alexander Molony’s Peter Pan, is less compelling, which gives the movie a lopsided focus.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
At The Hundreds, Kim’s handful of Disney collaborations included a 2008 collection that reimagined the Lost Boys of Peter Pan for a new audience.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Peter Pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Peter%20Pan. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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