chaperon
Britishnoun
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(esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
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someone who accompanies and supervises a group, esp of young people, usually when in public places
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of chaperon
C14: from Old French, from chape hood, protective covering; see cap
Example Sentences
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A few hours earlier, he found himself distracted by a fast-approaching appointment to chaperon his teenage son to his driver’s license test.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
The three girls aged 13, 10, and 9 arrived early in the morning Thursday, were detained and barred entry into the country along with their cousin chaperon who immigration authorities deemed “inadmissible.”
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2019
At the outset, the company plans on offering fully autonomous rides, with a Waymo employee in the car only as a chaperon.
From The Verge ● Aug. 21, 2018
She said he served as a chaperon on three Metz Middle School band field trips during the 2014-2015 school year.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2015
Mr. Tamba told her that he was the CAW chaperon going on the trip with us and that he would make sure that we returned to Sierra Leone at the end of the conference.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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