Chaperon

Alternative forms

• chaperone

Origin

From French chaperon ("hood"), from Middle French, "head covering", from chape

Full definition of chaperon

Noun

1. 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.
2. A hood, especially, an ornamental or official hood.
• HowellHis head and face covered with a chaperon, out of which there are but two holes to look through.
3. A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.

Verb

1. to accompany, to escort
2. to mother

Anagrams

• Cape Horn, carphone