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chaperone

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹəʊn/
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AE1 P ER0 OW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there, to circumvent restrictions imposed after Brexit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To act as a chaperone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To work as a chaperone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Topics: business

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chaperon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: defender, guardian, protector, shielder

Narrower terms: den mother, duenna, housemother

7

verb

Meaning 7

accompany as a chaperone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chaperon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: escort

History

Etymology

See chaperon.

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 監護人 /监护人 (jiānhùrén) — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Czech: garde — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Czech: gardedáma — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Danish: anstandsdame — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Esperanto: eskortanto — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Esperanto: eskortantino — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Finnish: kaitsija — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Finnish: esiliina — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • French: chaperon — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • German: Anstandsdame — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • German: Anstandswauwau — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • German: Aufsichtsperson — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • German: Begleitperson — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • German: Begleitung — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • German: Aufpasser — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Greek: συνοδός (synodós) — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Icelandic: velsæmisvörður — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Irish: bean choimhdeachta — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Japanese: 保護者 (hogosha) — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Norwegian Bokmål: anstand — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Polish: przyzwoitka — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Portuguese: guardião — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Portuguese: guardiã — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Portuguese: mentor — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Portuguese: mentora — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Portuguese: aia — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Portuguese: aio — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Russian: дуэ́нья (duénʹja) — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Spanish: dueña — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Spanish: carabina — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Spanish: chaperón — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Spanish: acompañante — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Swedish: chaperon — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Swedish: förkläde — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Urdu: مَحْرَم (maḥram) — older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
  • Finnish: kaitsijaproteiini — protein that aids in folding other proteins
  • Finnish: saperoni — protein that aids in folding other proteins
  • German: Chaperon — protein that aids in folding other proteins
  • Hungarian: dajkafehérje — protein that aids in folding other proteins
  • Japanese: シャペロン (shaperon) — protein that aids in folding other proteins
  • Polish: białko opiekuńcze — protein that aids in folding other proteins
  • Turkish: şaperon — protein that aids in folding other proteins
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陪伴 (péibàn) — act as a chaperone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 监护 (jiānhù) — act as a chaperone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 起到分子伴侣作用 (qǐdào fēnzǐbànlǚ zuòyòng) — act as a chaperone
  • Finnish: olla esiliinana (jollekin) — act as a chaperone
  • French: chaperonner — act as a chaperone
  • German: als Beschützerin begleiten — act as a chaperone
  • German: Anstandsdame spielen — act as a chaperone
  • German: beaufsichtigen — act as a chaperone
  • German: begleiten — act as a chaperone
  • German: eskortieren — act as a chaperone
  • Greek: συνοδεύω (synodévo) — act as a chaperone
  • Italian: sciaperonare — act as a chaperone
  • Portuguese: acompanhar — act as a chaperone
  • Portuguese: assistir — act as a chaperone