chaperon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Alternative forms 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

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

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• chaperone

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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.

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

1. to accompany, to escort
2. to mother

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• Alphagram: acehnopr
• Cape Horn