Peter Pan
Never grows older
Peter Pan is the boy who never grows up, the central character in J.
M.
Barrie's 1904 play and subsequent works.
He lives in Neverland, fights Captain Hook, and befriends the Darling children.
The name has become shorthand for an adult, usually male, who avoids the responsibilities of maturity: He's a total Peter Pan—still living in his parents' basement at forty.
Peter Pan syndrome describes this pattern of prolonged adolescence, though it's not a clinical diagnosis.
Fictional eternal youth realm
- Captain HookPirate with metal appendage
- Tinker BellMagical tiny flying companion
- Lost BoysPerpetually young outcasts
- J.M. BarrieNeverland's literary creator
Wendy Darling · pirates · mermaids · Smee · fairy dust · shadow · ticking clock · pixie
Permanent freedom from aging
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- immaturityUndeveloped condition
youthful · growing up · maturity · carefree · playful · mischievous · reckless
Magical glittering particles
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
happy thoughts · hovering · rooftops · Big Ben · London skyline · weightless · swooping
Seeking journey for something
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- piratesMaritime thieves and raiders
- sword fightCombat using bladed weapons
walking the plank · kidnapping · rescue · hideout · battles · exploration · journey · capture
Neverland
Fictional eternal youth realm
- Captain HookPirate with metal appendage
- Tinker BellMagical tiny flying companion
- Lost BoysPerpetually young outcasts
Wendy Darling · J.M. Barrie · pirates · mermaids · Smee · fairy dust · shadow · ticking clock · pixie
eternal youth
Permanent freedom from aging
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
immaturity · youthful · growing up · maturity · carefree · playful · mischievous · reckless
fairy dust
Magical glittering particles
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
happy thoughts · gliding · hovering · rooftops · Big Ben · London skyline · weightless · swooping
quest
Seeking journey for something
sword fight · walking the plank · kidnapping · rescue · hideout · battles · exploration · journey · capture · escape
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- DisneyWalt Disney, Mickey Mouse, Disney, Minnie Mouse, Goofy
- British LiteratureShakespeare, Dickens, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Austen
- bedtime storiesGoodnight Moon, storybook, fairy tale, lullaby, storytime
- boy heroesHarry Potter, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Huckleberry Finn, Oliver Twist
- British ClassicsPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist
Peter Pangrown-up
Mature person
adult · mature adult · Father Time · old man · elder
Peter PanWendy Darling
old soul · family man · breadwinner · provider · caretaker
Peter Panwise old man
Experienced, knowing elder
sage · mentor figure · Gandalf · King Lear · Ebenezer Scrooge