Peter Pan syndrome

IPA(Pronunciation)

/piːtə pan ˈsɪndɹəʊm/

Proper noun

idiomatic

(idiomatic) 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.

Japanese Meaning

ピーターパン症候群：成熟しきっておらず、成人としての責任や社会的役割を果たさない男性に見られる心理的現象。

What is this buttons?

Many of his friends joked that his refusal to settle down was a classic example of Peter Pan syndrome.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

友人たちは、彼が落ち着こうとしないのを、典型的なピーターパン症候群の例だと冗談めかして言っていた。

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Sense（1）

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.

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