Advertisement
Advertisement
chaperone
[ shap-uh-rohn ]
noun
- 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.
Synonyms: escort
- any adult present in order to maintain order or propriety at an activity of young people, as at a school dance.
- a round headdress of stuffed cloth with wide cloth streamers that fall from the crown or are draped around it, worn in the 15th century.
verb (used with object)
- to attend or accompany as chaperone.
Synonyms: escort
verb (used without object)
- to act as chaperone.
Other Words From
- chap·er·on·age [shap, -, uh, -roh-nij], noun
- chaper·onless adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chaperone1
Example Sentences
Celebrities have been outspoken about their treatment recently, and the show has put in place heightened welfare measures including chaperones in rehearsals.
A dress code means they must be fully covered and strict rules have banned them from travelling without a male chaperone or looking a man in the eye unless they're related by blood or marriage.
Osinoff said a chaperone was present during the pelvic exam, and “there was no indication that the exam was more uncomfortable than usual,” nor was any injury alleged.
He said the one he had attended was facilitated by chaperones in Abercrombie polos and flip-flops, carrying silver platters of alcohol, poppers and lube.
A recovered video file showed Johnson adjusting the camera inside another bathroom at a junior high school Bible camp, where he worked as a chaperone.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse