chaperon
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈʃæpəˌroʊn/
- UK
:
acompañante
- Every young woman attending the gala was required to have a chaperon with her.
All right, Spencey's got his chaperone here.
- All right, Spencey's got his chaperone here.
Examples
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- Alexis, this is Hilary, our chaperon.
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He took her out buggy-riding in the late afternoon without a chaperon... ...and then he refused to marry her!
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Do you feel you need a chaperon?
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- I'm gonna be a chaperon at the dance.
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Now, you two know you're not going anywhere without a chaperon.
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Where is your chaperon?
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I take a deep breath and hesitate a moment, wanting to put off for just a second or two the social act: the pleasant father receiving in a kindly manner his daughter's date and her chaperon.
Fiction book (1994) -
Returning from their night out, happy and satisfied, the post-encephalitics come down a quiet corridor, trailed by their chaperons.
Fiction book (1990) -
At the school dance, the teacher acted as a chaperon to ensure the students behaved properly.
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Since we were visiting the city for the first time, my aunt volunteered to be our chaperon during the trip.
Synonyms
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4.8
A person, often an adult, who goes with young people at events to make sure they behave
Antonyms
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chaperon originally named a 'hood', from the Latin cappa, and it later came to mean a person who 'covers' or protects others in public. That's why a chaperon is someone, often an older woman, who goes with and watches young people at social events.