To accompany; to escort. / To mother.

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.

present participle of chaperone

The act or process of a person being chaperoned.

simple past tense and past participle of chaperone

To act as a chaperone. / (UK, business) To work as a chaperone.

An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.

plural of chaperone

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone

(biochemistry) Relating to a chaperone (protein)