chaperon

English

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Alternative forms

• chaperone

Etymology

From French chaperon (“hood”), from Middle French, "head covering", from chape

Noun

chaperon (plural chaperons)

1. An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.

Translations

an adult who accompanies unmarried men or women

Czech: garde (cs) n., gardedáma (cs) f. German: Anstandsdame f., Aufsichtsperson f., Aufsichtspflichtige f. / Aufsichtspflichtiger m., Begleiterin f. / Begleiter m., Begleitperson f., Chaperon f., Chaperone f., Reisebegleiterin f. / Reisebegleiter m.; (colloquial) Anstandswauwau m.

Polish: przyzwoitka (pl) f. Russian: дуэнья (ru) (duén'ja) f. Spanish: carabina f., chaperón (es) m., (colloquial) escopeta (es) Swedish: chaperon (sv), förkläde (sv)

Verb

chaperon (third-person singular simple present chaperons, present participle chaperoning, simple past and past participle chaperoned)

1. to accompany, to escort
2. to mother

Translations

to accompany, to escort

German: begleiten (de), eskortieren (de)

Russian: сопровождать (ru) (soprovozdat')

to mother

German: bemuttern (de)

Anagrams

• Cape Horn, carphone

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French

Etymology

Old French, from chape (“head covering”) as the women who acted as chaperones wore head coverings. More at English cap, cape

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃa.pʁɔ̃/

Noun

chaperon m. (plural chaperons)

1. chaperon

Related terms

• chaperonnage
• chaperonner
• chaperonnier

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Old French

Etymology

From chape

Noun

chaperon m. (oblique plural chaperons, nominative singular chaperons, nominative plural chaperon)

1. a hairstyle popular in the Middle Ages
2. headscarf for a woman
3. cap for a bird of brey
4. type of sailing vessel