Chaperone
noun
A person who accompanies and looks after another person or group, especially young people.
Her parents acted as chaperones at the school dance.
Often appears as...
- act as a chaperone
- serve as a chaperone
noun
A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures.
The chaperone protein helps in proper folding of other proteins.
Usage tips
Scientific
verb
To accompany and look after someone, especially a young person.
He will chaperone you to the event.
Often appears as...
- chaperone someone to
- chaperone someone at
noun
A person who accompanies and looks after another person or group, especially young people.
Her parents acted as chaperones at the school dance.
Often appears as...
- act as a chaperone
- serve as a chaperone
noun
A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures.
The chaperone protein helps in proper folding of other proteins.
Usage tips
Scientific
verb
To accompany and look after someone, especially a young person.
He will chaperone you to the event.
Often appears as...
- chaperone someone to
- chaperone someone at
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Age Context
Usually involves minors or young adults in events where supervision is expected.
High school proms often require students to have a chaperone.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Implication
Implies the chaperone is there to ensure safety and proper conduct.
The museum requires a chaperone for each group of students on field trips.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Participant
A chaperone observes and supervises without being directly involved in the activities.
As a chaperone at the dance, Ms. Adams watched from the sidelines.
Pro Tip 1/3Age Context
Usually involves minors or young adults in events where supervision is expected.
High school proms often require students to have a chaperone.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Implication
Implies the chaperone is there to ensure safety and proper conduct.
The museum requires a chaperone for each group of students on field trips.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Participant
A chaperone observes and supervises without being directly involved in the activities.
As a chaperone at the dance, Ms. Adams watched from the sidelines.
Pro Tip 1/3Age Context
Usually involves minors or young adults in events where supervision is expected.
High school proms often require students to have a chaperone.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Implication
Implies the chaperone is there to ensure safety and proper conduct.
The museum requires a chaperone for each group of students on field trips.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Participant
A chaperone observes and supervises without being directly involved in the activities.
As a chaperone at the dance, Ms. Adams watched from the sidelines.
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Benjamin Wallace: The...
And you spend a third of your life in bed. I don't think it's that bad of a deal. This was a fun one. This is the fastest street-legal car in the world and the most expensive production car. I got to drive this with a chaperone from the company, a professional race car driver,
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Four sisters in Ancient...
that mirror the image of their sister decked out to be married. One day, these dolls will be dedicated to the household gods on the day of their wedding. Okay, we're ready. The girls step into litters carried by some burly slaves. They also have a chaperone with them
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Sex on Wheels PIPE Original...
didn't date just just two people by themselves you had to have a chaperone or the person had to come to your home there was no expectation of privacy when the car became widely available now you have a rolling bedroom
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Wild Dogs vs Lioness:...
broken foot time to chaperone the puppies to safety
Video examples
Benjamin Wallace: The...
And you spend a third of your life in bed. I don't think it's that bad of a deal. This was a fun one. This is the fastest street-legal car in the world and the most expensive production car. I got to drive this with a chaperone from the company, a professional race car driver,
Video examples
Four sisters in Ancient...
that mirror the image of their sister decked out to be married. One day, these dolls will be dedicated to the household gods on the day of their wedding. Okay, we're ready. The girls step into litters carried by some burly slaves. They also have a chaperone with them
Video examples
Sex on Wheels PIPE Original...
didn't date just just two people by themselves you had to have a chaperone or the person had to come to your home there was no expectation of privacy when the car became widely available now you have a rolling bedroom
Video examples
Wild Dogs vs Lioness:...
broken foot time to chaperone the puppies to safety
Example 1 of 4
Quote examples
Lynda Carter
American Actress
I'd been singing since I was 14 and on the road since high school, and I was very independent. Then I was Miss U.S.A. and had to have a chaperone and spent a year opening supermarkets. It was all so silly, wearing a crown and banner when it was the 1970s and women's liberation was everywhere. That was quite a stigma to overcome.
Quote examples
Lyor Cohen
American Businessman
The primary part of the weekend is centered around my children, and I have to be flexible. To call an audible is to be liquid enough to understand that at any given time you have to be a chauffeur or a chaperone, especially for my 12-year-old and whatever her plans are.
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Dora Russell
English Celebrity
You could not receive a young man in your room; you might be permitted to have him to tea in one of the public reception rooms, but you could accept no invitation from young men to tea or other entertainment without a chaperone from the College.
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James Corden
English Actor
Louis Tomlinson, who is a member of One Direction, his mum was a chaperone on 'Fat Friends.' So Louis used to come to the set with his mum, and since I was the only sort of young person around, we would kick a football around, things like that.
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Sonita Alizadeh
Afghani Musician
When the Taliban was ruling Afghanistan, women were not allowed to go to school, to work, or even leave the house without a male chaperone. The greatest moment was when that ended.
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Alec Baldwin
American Actor
My father would chaperone at high-school dances, and the toughest guy in the high school used to want to fight my father. My father broke his hand on a guy's head once in school.
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Shanna Moakler
I lived with a 60-year-old chaperone, and drinking, swearing and smoking were absolutely forbidden - even in the house.
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Jonathan Franklin
American Journalist
It is a gift to be a teenager, and I see a dad's job as lifeguard, not chaperone.
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Amy Vanderbilt
American Author
The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperone.
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Shawn Johnson
American Athlete
I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom.
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Lynda Carter
American Actress
I'd been singing since I was 14 and on the road since high school, and I was very independent. Then I was Miss U.S.A. and had to have a chaperone and spent a year opening supermarkets. It was all so silly, wearing a crown and banner when it was the 1970s and women's liberation was everywhere. That was quite a stigma to overcome.
Quote examples
Lyor Cohen
American Businessman
The primary part of the weekend is centered around my children, and I have to be flexible. To call an audible is to be liquid enough to understand that at any given time you have to be a chauffeur or a chaperone, especially for my 12-year-old and whatever her plans are.
Quote examples
Dora Russell
English Celebrity
You could not receive a young man in your room; you might be permitted to have him to tea in one of the public reception rooms, but you could accept no invitation from young men to tea or other entertainment without a chaperone from the College.
Quote examples
James Corden
English Actor
Louis Tomlinson, who is a member of One Direction, his mum was a chaperone on 'Fat Friends.' So Louis used to come to the set with his mum, and since I was the only sort of young person around, we would kick a football around, things like that.
Quote examples
Sonita Alizadeh
Afghani Musician
When the Taliban was ruling Afghanistan, women were not allowed to go to school, to work, or even leave the house without a male chaperone. The greatest moment was when that ended.
Quote examples
Alec Baldwin
American Actor
My father would chaperone at high-school dances, and the toughest guy in the high school used to want to fight my father. My father broke his hand on a guy's head once in school.
Quote examples
Shanna Moakler
I lived with a 60-year-old chaperone, and drinking, swearing and smoking were absolutely forbidden - even in the house.
Quote examples
Jonathan Franklin
American Journalist
It is a gift to be a teenager, and I see a dad's job as lifeguard, not chaperone.
Quote examples
Amy Vanderbilt
American Author
The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperone.
Quote examples
Shawn Johnson
American Athlete
I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom.
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