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
BlumaBLOO-mahYiddish
RoryRAWR-eeIrish, Scottish
MeadowMED-oEnglish (Modern)
Raginhard-Ancient Germanic
Alene-English
Beylke-Yiddish