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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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