CHAPERONE

chaperon, chaperone

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

chaperone, chaperon

(verb) accompany as a chaperone

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

See chaperon.

Noun

chaperone (plural chaperones)

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

(biochemistry) 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.

Verb

chaperone (third-person singular simple present chaperones, present participle chaperoning, simple past and past participle chaperoned)

To act as a chaperone.

Anagrams

• canephore

Source: Wiktionary

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