chaperone
[ shap-uh-rohn ]
/ ˈʃæp əˌroʊn /
noun, verb (used with or without object), chap·er·oned, chap·er·on·ing.
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matron, protector, convoy, monitor, governess, guardian, companion, guard, scout, usher, escort, overseer, safeguard, guide, duenna, protect, surveillant
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- chaplaincy
chaperon
or chap·er·one
[ shap-uh-rohn ]
/ ˈʃæp əˌroʊn /
noun
a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
any adult present in order to maintain order or propriety at an activity of young people, as at a school dance.
a round headdress of stuffed cloth with wide cloth streamers that fall from the crown or are draped around it, worn in the 15th century.
verb (used with object)
to attend or accompany as chaperon.
verb (used without object)
to act as chaperon.
Origin of chaperon
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French: hood, cowl, equivalent to chape cape1 + -eron noun suffix; figurative sense < French (18th century)
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chaperon
chaperone
/ (ˈʃæpəˌrəʊn) /
noun
(esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
someone who accompanies and supervises a group, esp of young people, usually when in public places
verb
to act as a chaperon to
Word Origin for chaperon
C14: from Old French, from chape hood, protective covering; see cap
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