chaperone
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈʃæpəˌroʊn/
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acompañante
- It is common for a parent to serve as a chaperone on field trips to supervise the children.
- students and chaperones
- chaperones on trips
- teachers and chaperones
And so Patty was my chaperone and my trainer for the World Championships.
- And so Patty was my chaperone and my trainer for the World Championships.
- When your kids in high school, Kim's going to be a volunteer chaperone at school dances.
- And basically any Fey female of her age that isn't with a proper chaperone needs to get married.
- Genzi's chaperone to the Boot and Shoe Museum.
- It's a crew of invisible chaperones.
Examples
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Our chaperones will be on-site full-time to keep you safe, and our staff is here to help with anything you need.
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When your kids in high school, Kim's going to be a volunteer chaperone at school dances.
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Well, you can be my chaperone.
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Since when have you become my chaperone?
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Why does he need a chaperone?
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I might very well have been there as a chaperone.
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Although she wears no wedding ring, she is here by the lake without a chaperone.
Fiction book (1999) -
And so Patty was my chaperone and my trainer for the World Championships.
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Serve as a chaperone on student-centered trips such as those necessary for the Technology Student Association.
Academic text (2008) -
Mr. Hughes, a 35-year-old family man, is playing chaperone to prepubescent versions of Superman, Tinkerbell, and a dancing skeleton.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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6.8
A person who stays with someone to protect and watch them
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7.1
A person who goes with and watches young people at events to make sure they behave
Antonyms
How Supervisory
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chaperone comes from an old French word chaperon meaning 'hood' or 'small cover'. A helpful image is a hood that protects someone, so a chaperone is the person who accompanies young people to keep them safe and behaving properly.