chaperone (chaperon)

chaperone (chaperon)
1 noun (C)
1 an older woman in former times who went out with a young unmarried woman on social occasions and was responsible for her behaviour: I will only allow it if you have Maria as a chaperone.
2 AmE someone, usually a parent or teacher, who attends school dances or visits to help watch the children
2 verb (T) to go out somewhere with a woman as her chaperone

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • Chaperon (Protein) — Chaperone (engl. Anstandsdamen) sind Proteine, die neu synthetisierten Proteinen „helfen“, sich korrekt zu falten. Die Bezeichnung wurde gewählt, „da sie unreife Proteine vor schädlichen Kontakten bewahren“. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Funktion 2… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Chaperone — or Chaperon may refer to: Chaperone (social) or chaperon, an adult who accompanies or supervises young people on social occasions Chaperone (clinical), a person who acts as a witness for a patient and a medical practitioner during a medical… …   Wikipedia

  • chaperon — or chaperone [shap′ər ōn΄, shap΄ər ōn′] n. [Fr < OFr, head covering, hood (hence, protection, protector) < chape: see CHAPE] a person, esp. an older or married woman, who accompanies young unmarried people in public or is present at their… …   English World dictionary

  • chaperone — meaning ‘someone who accompanies a young unmarried woman’, is the recommended spelling, not chaperon. It is pronounced shap ǝ rohn …   Modern English usage

  • chaperone — (also chaperon) ► NOUN dated ▪ an older woman responsible for the behaviour of an unmarried girl at social occasions. ► VERB ▪ accompany and look after. DERIVATIVES chaperonage noun. ORIGIN originally denoting a hood, regarded as giving… …   English terms dictionary

  • chaperon — I chaperone UK [ˈʃæpərəʊn] / US [ˈʃæpəˌroʊn] or chaperon UK / US noun [countable] Word forms chaperone : singular chaperone plural chaperones 1) in the past, an older woman who went with a young woman who was not married to a social event to make …   English dictionary

  • chaperone — I chaperone UK [ˈʃæpərəʊn] / US [ˈʃæpəˌroʊn] or chaperon UK / US noun [countable] Word forms chaperone : singular chaperone plural chaperones 1) in the past, an older woman who went with a young woman who was not married to a social event to make …   English dictionary

  • Chaperone (social) — A chaperone (or occasionally chaperon) is an adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing inappropriate social or sexual interactions or… …   Wikipedia

  • Chaperone — Chaperonin Klasse I aus Escherichia coli in Auf und Seitenansicht. Chaperone (engl. Anstandsdamen) sind Proteine, die neu synthetisierten Proteinen „helfen“, sich korrekt zu falten. Die Bezeichnung wurde gewählt, „da sie unreife Proteine vor… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • chaperone — I. noun or chaperon Etymology: French chaperon, literally, hood, from Middle French, head covering, from chape Date: 1720 1. a person (as a matron) who for propriety accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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