chaperone
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noun \ˈsha-pə-ˌrōn\Definition of CHAPERONE
1
: a person (as a matron) who for propriety accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company
2
: an older person who accompanies young people at a social gathering to ensure proper behavior; broadly : one delegated to ensure proper behavior
3
: any of a class of proteins that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins —called also molecular chaperone
See Variants of CHAPERONE
chap·er·one or chap·er·on \ˈsha-pə-ˌrōn\
Examples of CHAPERONE
- I was a chaperone on one of my son's school trips.
Origin of CHAPERONE
French chaperon, literally, hood, from Middle French, head covering, from chape
First Known Use: 1720
2chaperone
verbchaperonedchaperon·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
- Two parents chaperoned the children.
- My mom always chaperoned the school dances.
First Known Use of CHAPERONE
1796
chap·er·one
noun \ˈshap-ə-ˌrōn\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CHAPERONE
: any of a class of proteins (as heat shock proteins) that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins—called also chaperone protein, molecular chaperone
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