chaperone

chaperone
I. noun or chaperon Etymology: French chaperon, literally, hood, from Middle French, head covering, from chape Date: 1720 1. a person (as a matron) who for propriety accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company 2. an older person who accompanies young people at a social gathering to ensure proper behavior; broadly one delegated to ensure proper behavior 3. any of a class of proteins that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins — called also molecular chaperone II. verb or chaperon (-oned; -oning) Date: 1796 transitive verb 1. escort 2. to act as chaperone to or for <
chaperone a dance
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chaperoning teenagers
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intransitive verb to act as a chaperone • chaperonage noun

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