Peter Pan syndrome



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Peter Pan syndrome

A psychological state or condition in which a grown person cannot or refuses to act like an adult; a stubborn and persistent immaturity found in an adult person. I seem cursed to only find men who have some damned Peter Pan syndrome. I'm tired of going out with guys who act like children!
See also: pan, peter, syndrome

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jaywant-Indian, Marathi
Sanel-Croatian
Sokratis-Greek
IrmaEER-mah (German, Finnish), UR-mə (English)German, English, Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Hungarian (Rare), Ancient G
Javed-Persian, Urdu
Kimberly['kimbəli]