Definition of chaperone Chaperone

/ʃæˈpɚowˌn/ - [shatperown] - chap•er•one

We found 5 definitions of chaperone from 3 different sources.

What does chaperone mean?

Verb chaperones, chaperoning, chaperoned
chaperone - accompany as a chaperone
		chaperon
		escort accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"
		protect shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

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chaperone (Noun)
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
chaperone (Noun)
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.
chaperone (Verb)
To act as a chaperone.