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   chaperone

   /ˈʃapərəʊn/

   noun

   • 1. a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.
   • ▪ an older woman responsible for the decorous behaviour of a young unmarried woman at social occasions: "chaperones sat at the edge of the dance, gossiping and watching"

   verb

   • 1. accompany and look after or supervise: "she chaperoned the children at all times"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a hood or cap, regarded as giving protection): from French, feminine of chaperon ‘hood’, diminutive of chape (see chape). The current sense dates from the early 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chaperonage noun

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