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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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an older person who is present at a social event for young people to encourage correct behaviour: Several parents acted as chaperones for the school dance. an adult who takes care of child actors when they are working: Her mother and sister acted as chaperones during filming. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Protection and protectors.
a female nurse who is in the same room when a female patient is examined by a male doctor, or a police officer who protects a person injured by a criminal when they are in public. US. an older person who is present at a social event for young people to encourage correct behavior: Several parents acted as chaperones for the school dance.
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.
The meaning of CHAPERONE is a person (such as a matron) who for propriety accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company. How to use chaperone in a sentence.
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.
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.
Chaperone definition: A guide or companion whose purpose is to ensure propriety or restrict activity.
chap·er·one. or chap·er·on (shăp′ə-rōn′) n. 1. A guide or companion whose purpose is to ensure propriety or restrict activity: "to see and feel the rough edges of the society ... without the filter of official chaperones" (Philip Taubman). 2. An older person who attends and supervises a social gathering for young people. 3.
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