Associations to the word «Chaperone»

Wiktionary

CHAPERONE, noun. An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
CHAPERONE, noun. (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.
CHAPERONE, verb. To act as a chaperone

Dictionary definition

CHAPERONE, noun. One who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people.
CHAPERONE, verb. Accompany as a chaperone.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley