noun🔗ShareAn 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."The school required a teacher to act as a chaperon at the dance to ensure students behaved responsibly. "culturefamilysocietytraditionentertainmenthumanpersonsexageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA hood, especially, an ornamental or official hood."The student wore a beautiful velvet chaperon to the graduation ceremony. "appearancewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals."The undertaker carefully adjusted the chaperon on each of the black horses before the solemn funeral procession began. "ritualtraditionvehicleanimalwearcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo accompany, to escort"The teacher agreed to chaperon the students on their field trip to the museum. "familysocietyculturehumanpersonactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mother"Because her daughter was nervous about her first school dance, Maria decided to chaperon the event to help her feel more comfortable. "familyhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
