chaperone
chaperoned; chaperoning; chaperones
High school dances always have at least one chaperone to keep an eye on things. 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. These days, chaperone is most often used to describe an adult who supervises a group of kids or teenagers. The Old English meaning was "protective hood or head covering," and today the word chaperone retains that "protective" quality.
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one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
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synonyms:
chaperon
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types:
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den mother
a woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts
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duenna
a woman chaperon
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housemother
a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
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den mother
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accompany as a chaperone
Vocabulary lists containing chaperone
Jessie learns that the 19th-century frontier village she lives in is actually a 20th-century tourist attraction — and she must venture out into the modern world to find life-saving medicine for her community.
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