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Definition of Peter Pan noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Peter Pan

noun
 
/ˌpiːtə ˈpæn/
 
/ˌpiːtər ˈpæn/
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  1. a children's play by J M Barrie. Peter Pan is a boy who lives in a magic place called Never Never Land and never grows up. One night he visits three children in London and takes them to Never Never Land. They have a series of adventures with Peter, a fairy called Tinkerbell, a group of pirates and a crocodile. It is a very popular play, and is traditionally performed every Christmas in London. It was made into a successful Walt Disney film in 1953. see also Captain Hook
  2. a person who looks unusually young for their age, or who behaves in a way that would be more appropriate for somebody younger
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