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noun
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
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noun
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
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verb
To accompany; to escort.
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verb
To mother.
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noun
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chaperone
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Broader terms: defender, guardian, protector, shielder
Narrower terms: den mother, duenna, housemother
verb
accompany as a chaperone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chaperone
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Broader terms: escort
History
From French chaperon (“hood”), from Middle French, "head covering", from Old French chape.
Across languages
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