Definitions for chaperone

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chaperone chap·er·one

Spelling: [shap-uh-rohn]

IPA: /ˈʃæp əˌroʊn/

Chaperone is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 459 anagrams from letters in chaperone (aceehnopr).

Definitions for chaperone

noun

1. 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.
2. any adult present in order to maintain order or propriety at an activity of young people, as at a school dance.
3. 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)

1. to attend or accompany as chaperon.

verb (used without object)

1. to act as chaperon.

noun, verb (used with or without object)

1. chaperon.

Origin of chaperone

1350-1400; Middle English Anglo-French, Middle French: hood, cowl, equivalent to chape cape¹ + -eron noun suffix; figurative sense French (18th century)

Examples for chaperone

I remarked one evening, as I chatted with Marguerite and her chaperone.

Luckily it was Helen's aura, not mine, and she had to chaperone it and do the politenesses.

"Well, I hope we did have a chaperone or two," was Polly's retort.

He hosted a poetry contest and a talent show, acted as a chaperone for dances, and attended football games.

He did though, and lugged me along for a chaperone, which is some out of my line.

But when it came to the chaperone, a Mrs. Dr. Bowman, things were different.

How to get at you he did not know: you were always with that chaperone with sharp eyes.

"Mrs. Jonas will chaperone the place as ever," replied Mr. Long.

She was accompanied to the interview with her new Scientology “chaperone.”

Her smile had in it some suggestion of the reserve of the chaperone.