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chaperone

or ��󲹱�·��·�ǲ�

[ shap-uh-rohn ]

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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:
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:

verb (used without object)

to act as chaperone.

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Other Word Forms

��󲹱�·��·�ǲ�·age [shap, -, uh, -roh-nij], noun
��󲹱�İ�·�ǲ�l�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaperone¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Middle French: “hood, cowl,” equivalent to chape cape ¹ + -eron noun suffix; figurative sense from French (18th century)

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Despite the chaperoning, Mike was able to spot snippets of real life.

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And so there we were, standing like two prom chaperones in a long line of women all younger and thinner by comparison.

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The BBC announced new welfare measures for Strictly last July, including introducing chaperones in all rehearsal rooms, adding two new welfare producers and providing additional training for the professional dancers, production team and crew.

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Chandrakar used to also work as a "stringer" for news organisations, where his job involved providing outstation journalists with information about a story or sometimes, even chaperoning them through Maoist strongholds.

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The corporation also introduced new duty of care measures, including putting chaperones in rehearsals.

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matron

chaperon chapess

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