Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
chaparral
chapati
chapbook
chape
chapeau
chapel
chapel of ease
chapel of rest
chaperone
chaperonin
chapiter
chaplain
chaplet
chapman
chappal
chappie
chaprasi
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

U.S. English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

chaperone
chaperone [ sháppərōn ] (plural chaperones) or chaperon [ sháppərōn ] (plural chaperons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. supervisor of young woman: somebody, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies and supervises a young single woman at social events
2. group supervisor: somebody who accompanies and supervises a group of young people
[12th century. < French,< late Latin cappa (see cap1)]

chaperone transitive and intransitive verb
chaperonage [ sháppərənij ] noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [World English Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft