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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Scenes from The Lion King, Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, and more played across the water, narrated by Joy from Inside Out.
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Essence, 10 June 2025
Bus: Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority runs bus service within Cape Cod; Peter Pan Bus Lines connects Hyannis to Boston’s South Station; and the Plymouth & Brockton Bus Company connects Hyannis to Boston Logan International Airport.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
Hill Road, who was given 10-1 morning-line odds for the Belmont, won the Peter Pan Stakes at Aqueduct last month and finished third in the Tampa Bay Derby in March and in November's Breeders' Cup Juvenile in California.
—Alex Sundby
june 6, CBS News, 6 June 2025
In his last start, Hill Road won the nine-furlong Grade 3 Peter Pan, a traditional local prep race for the Belmont Stakes.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Essence, 10 June 2025
Bus: Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority runs bus service within Cape Cod; Peter Pan Bus Lines connects Hyannis to Boston’s South Station; and the Plymouth & Brockton Bus Company connects Hyannis to Boston Logan International Airport.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
Hill Road, who was given 10-1 morning-line odds for the Belmont, won the Peter Pan Stakes at Aqueduct last month and finished third in the Tampa Bay Derby in March and in November's Breeders' Cup Juvenile in California.
—Alex Sundby
june 6, CBS News, 6 June 2025
In his last start, Hill Road won the nine-furlong Grade 3 Peter Pan, a traditional local prep race for the Belmont Stakes.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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“Peter Pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Peter%20Pan. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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