peter pan

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Turkish - Turkish
J. M. Barrie'nin, çocuk edebiyatı klasiklerinden biri olan eseri
English - Turkish
Çocuksu, hayalperest yetişkin kimse
German - English
English - English
A man who acts as a child and does not accept the responsibilities of adulthood

A Peter Pan if ever there was one. Hopeless at school. Incapable either of competing or co-operating..

A man who never seems to become older or grow up. The name comes from the main character in the play Peter Pan (1904) by J. M. Barrie. Peter Pan is a young boy who never grows up, but lives in a magic place called Never-Never Land and can fly

He is considered to be the Peter Pan of the music business.

Peter Pan
play by the Scottish author James Matthew Barrie adapted into a storybook and a popular animated film; main character in said play by J. M. Barrie
Barrie; a boy who won't grow up a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up
the main character in a play by J
Peter Pan syndrome
The supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men, who, like the fictional character, remain childish and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities

The husband himself (called he to emphasize his role as Typical Male) comes across as a rather dense, naughty adolescent boy. He is clearly suffering from a terminal case of the Peter Pan syndrome.

Peter Pan collar
A small, close-fitting, usually flat collar with rounded ends meeting in front
peter pan collar
a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front
peter pan

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    Etymology

    [ 'pE-t&r ] (intransitive verb.) 1846. From the eponymous character in the novel Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie.
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