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- Dictionarychap·er·one/ˈSHapəˌrōn/
noun
- 1. a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.
verb
- 1. accompany and look after or supervise: "she chaperoned the children at all times"
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a female nurse who is in the same room when a female patient is examined by a male doctor, or a police officer who protects a person injured by a criminal when they are in public. US. an older person who is present at a social event for young people to encourage correct behaviour: Several parents acted as chaperones for the school dance.
The meaning of CHAPERONE is a person (such as a matron) who for propriety accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company. How to use chaperone in a sentence.
Chaperone definition: a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.. See examples of CHAPERONE used in a sentence.
A chaperone is someone who looks after and supervises another person or a group of people. Chaperone can also be spelled chaperon, without the e. It originally meant a woman whose duty was to accompany a younger woman and make sure she wasn't harmed and didn't get into trouble, especially when she was with a man.
a female nurse who is in the same room when a female patient is examined by a male doctor, or a police officer who protects a person injured by a criminal when they are in public. US. an older person who is present at a social event for young people to encourage correct behavior: Several parents acted as chaperones for the school dance.
1. countable noun. A chaperone is someone who accompanies another person somewhere in order to make sure that they do not come to any harm. Synonyms: escort, companion, governess, duenna More Synonyms of chaperone. 2. verb [usually passive] If you are chaperoned by someone, they act as your chaperone. We were chaperoned by our aunt. [be VERB -ed]
Definition of chaperone noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
