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- Dictionarychaperone/ˈʃapərəʊn/
noun
- 1. a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.
verb
- 1. accompany and look after or supervise: "she chaperoned the children at all times"
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- English (US)
( especially in the past) an older person, especially a...
- Znaczenie Chaperone, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
CHAPERONE definicja: 1. (especially in the past) an older...
- Chaperone: French Translation
CHAPERONE translate: chaperon, chaperonner. Learn more in...
- Vietnamese Translation
CHAPERONE translate: người đi kèm, đi kèm. Learn more in the...
- Chaperone in Spanish
CHAPERONE translate: acompañante, chaperona, acompañar,...
- Chaperone in German
chaperone translate: die Anstandsdame, als Anstandsdame...
- English (US)
Learn the meaning of chaperone as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A chaperone is a person who accompanies others in public or in mixed company, or a protein that helps other proteins fold properly.
( especially in the past) an older person, especially a woman, who stays with and takes care of a younger woman who is not married when she is in public: humorous She asked me to go to the movies with her and Andrew, I think as a sort of chaperone.
Chaperone definition: 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.. See examples of CHAPERONE used in a sentence.
a person who takes care of children in public, especially when they are working, for example as actors. (North American English) a person, such as a parent or a teacher, who goes with a group of young people on a trip or to a dance to encourage good behaviour. Word Origin. See chaperone in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
A chaperone is someone who accompanies another person somewhere in order to make sure that they do not come to any harm. Synonyms: escort, companion, governess, duenna More Synonyms of chaperone. 2. verb [usually passive] If you are chaperoned by someone, they act as your chaperone.
A chaperone is someone who looks after and supervises another person or a group of people. Chaperone can also be spelled chaperon, without the e. It originally meant a woman whose duty was to accompany a younger woman and make sure she wasn't harmed and didn't get into trouble, especially when she was with a man.
