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PETER PAN
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• PETER PAN (noun)
The noun PETER PAN has 2 senses:
1. a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up
2. the main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up
Familiarity information: PETER PAN used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Peter Pan" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))
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