meaning of chaperon
1. A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood.
2. A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
3. A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector.
4. To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize.
5. one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
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chaperon | chaperonage | chaperone | chaperoned | chaperoning |
