chaperon

Speech parts

1. chaperon - Noun

2. chaperon - Verb

A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood.

A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.

A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector.

To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize.

Source: Webster's dictionary

chaperone guardian shepherd sentinel cerberus squire sherpa griffin guard griffon gryphon see support company lead

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lord excellency good householder proprietress host

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guardian escort defender protector shielder

duenna housemother den mother

canephor carphone

The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperon. Amy Vanderbilt

Jem drew back from her, looking dazed. "By the Angel," he said. "Perhaps we do need a chaperon. Cassandra Clare

The best chaperon a girl can have is to be in love with another fellow. American Proverb

I was also sent all over the world as a chaperon on The Dating Game. Source: Internet

Stiles wrote years later how he watched the young boy and his Cajun chaperon disappear out of sight. Source: Internet