English
Etymology
See entry for chaperon.
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun
- An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
- biology A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
Verb
en-verb|chaperon|ing
- to act as a chaperone
Quotations
2006: 'Purcell had volunteered to chaperone a delegation of female students' — The New Yorker, 17 April 2006, page 27.
Related terms
chaperon
See also
w:Chaperon|Wikipedia article on Chaperon
et:chaperone
zh:chaperone
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