chaperone

²chaperone

verb

chaperonedchaperon·ing

Definition of CHAPERONE

transitive verb

1

: escort

2

: to act as chaperone to or for <chaperone a dance> <chaperoning teenagers>

intransitive verb

: to act as a chaperone

— chap·er·on·age \-ˌrō-nij\ noun

Variants of CHAPERONE

chaperone or chaperon

Examples of CHAPERONE

1. Two parents chaperoned the children.
2. My mom always chaperoned the school dances.

First Known Use of CHAPERONE

1796

Related to CHAPERONE

Synonyms: attend, accompany (or chaperon), companion, company, convoy, escort, see, squire

Related Words: walk; associate, consort, pal (around), team (up); defend, guard, protect; bring, conduct, guide, lead, pilot, steer, usher; follow, shadow, tag, tag along, tail; hang (around), hover (over)

Near Antonyms: abandon, desert, ditch, dump, forsake

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