Chaperon Definition

chaperoned, chaperoning, chaperons
noun
chaperons

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.

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A hood, especially, an ornamental or official hood.

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A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.

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chaperoned, chaperoning
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Other Word Forms of Chaperon

Noun

Singular:
chaperon
Plural:
chaperons

Origin of Chaperon

  • From French chaperon (“hood”), from Middle French, "head covering", from chape

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