Word Explorer
Chaperone
/ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
📖 Definitions of "Chaperone"
noun
- 1
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
- 2
A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
verb
- 1
To act as a chaperone.
Translate “Chaperone” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.