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chaperone
Variant of chaperon
or chaperone
noun
a person, esp. an older or married woman, who accompanies young unmarried people in public or is present at their parties, dances, etc. to supervise their behavior
transitive verb, intransitive verb chaperoned, chaperoning
to act as chaperon (to)
Related Forms:
- chaperonage noun
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