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1chaperone
noun chap·er·one \ˈsha-pə-ˌrōn\
: someone (such as a teacher or parent) who goes with children on a trip or to a school dance to make sure that the children behave properly
: a person in the past who went with a young unmarried woman to social events in order to make sure that the woman behaved properly
Full Definition of CHAPERONE
1
: a person (as a matron) who for propriety accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company
2
: an older person who accompanies young people at a social gathering to ensure proper behavior; broadly : one delegated to ensure proper behavior
3
: any of a class of proteins that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins —called also molecular chaperone
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Variants of CHAPERONE
chap·er·one or chap·er·on \ˈsha-pə-ˌrōn\
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Origin of CHAPERONE
French chaperon, literally, hood, from Middle French, head covering, from chape
First Known Use: 1720
2chaperone
verb
: to be a chaperone to or for (someone or something)
chaperonedchaperon·ing
Full Definition of CHAPERONE
transitive verb
1
: escort
2
: to act as chaperone to or for <chaperone a dance> <chaperoning teenagers>
intransitive verb
: to act as a chaperone
— chap·er·on·age \-ˌrō-nij\ noun
See chaperone defined for English-language learners
Variants of CHAPERONE
chaperone or chaperon
First Known Use of CHAPERONE
1796
CHAPERONED Defined for Kids
1chaperone
noun chap·er·one \ˈsha-pə-ˌrōn\
Definition of CHAPERONE for Kids
: a person who goes with and is responsible for a group of young people
Variants of CHAPERONE
chap·er·one or chap·er·on \ˈsha-pə-ˌrōn\
2chaperone
verb
chap·er·onedchap·er·on·ing
Definition of CHAPERONE for Kids
: to go with and supervise a group of young people : act as a chaperone <Several parents chaperoned the school dance.>
Variants of CHAPERONE
chaperone or chaperon
Medical Dictionary
chaperone
noun chap·er·one \ˈshap-ə-ˌrōn\
Medical Definition of CHAPERONE
: any of a class of proteins (as heat shock proteins) that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins—called also chaperone protein, molecular chaperone
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