Chaperon

Noun

 * 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.

Verb

 * 1) to accompany, to escort
 * 2) to mother

Adjectives for Chaperon
seedy; glowering; inadequate.

Adverbs for Chaperon
conscientiously; inadequately; willingly; cheerfully; nominally; perfunctorily.

Thesaurus
companion, conduct, conductor, conserve, consort with, convoy, cook, duenna, escort, esquire, fellow traveler, femme de chambre, fille de chambre, foster, gentlewoman, girl, governess, guard, guide, handmaid, handmaiden, hired girl, housemaid, keep watch over, kitchenmaid, lady-help, lady-in-waiting, lead, live-in maid, live-out maid, look after, look out for, look to, maid, maidservant, marshal, matronize, mind, minister to, mother, nurse, nursemaid, nurture, overlook, oversee, parlormaid, preserve, protege, provide for, quarterback, ride herd on, safe-conduct, scullery maid, see after, see to, servant girl, servitress, shepherd, soubrette, squire, superintend, supervise, support, survey, swain, take care of, take charge of, take out, tend, tweeny, upstairs maid, usher, wait on, waiting maid, watch, watch out for, watch over, wench, abigail, amah, attend, attend to, au pair girl, ayah, baby-sit, bear, betweenmaid, biddy, bodyguard, boss, bring, care for, carry, cavalier, chambermaid, cherish,

Alternative forms

 * chaperone

Etymology
From chaperon:, from, "head covering", from chape:

Noun

 * Czech: ,
 * German: Anstandsdame, Aufsichtsperson , Aufsichtspflichtige / Aufsichtspflichtiger , Begleiterin  / Begleiter , Begleitperson , Chaperon , Chaperone , Reisebegleiterin  / Reisebegleiter ;  Anstandswauwau


 * Polish:
 * Russian: дуэнья
 * Spanish: carabina, chaperón, escopeta
 * Swedish: ,

Verb

 * German: ,


 * Russian: сопровождать


 * German:

Anagrams

 * Cape Horn, carphone

Etymology
, from chape: as the women who acted as chaperones wore head coverings. More at English cap:, cape:

Noun

 * 1) chaperon

Related terms

 * chaperonnage
 * chaperonner
 * chaperonnier

Etymology
From chape:

Noun

 * 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