Meaning & use
chaperones
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Adults who accompany and supervise young people, especially at a social event, to ensure proper behavior and safety.
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Two teachers volunteered as chaperones for the school dance.
The trip required at least three chaperones for every twenty students.
A note on using this word
Can also be used as a verb, as in "her aunt chaperoned the outing."
Words with a similar meaning
escortssupervisors
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To accompany and supervise someone, especially a young person, in public
Mrs. Lopez chaperoned the class field trip to the museum.
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