chaperone (redirected from Chaperon proteins)

chap·er·on or chap·er·one  (shp-rn)

n.

1. A person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public.

2. An older person who attends and supervises a social gathering for young people.

3. A guide or companion whose purpose is to ensure propriety or restrict activity: "to see and feel the rough edges of the society . . . without the filter of official chaperones" (Philip Taubman).

tr.v. chaper·oned, chaper·on·ing, chaper·ones

To act as chaperon to or for. See Synonyms at accompany.

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[French, from chaperon, hood, from Old French, diminutive of chape, cape, head covering; see chape.]

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chaper·onage (-rnj) n.

Word History: The chaperon at a high-school dance seems to have little relationship to what was first signified by the English word chaperon, "a hood for a hawk," and not even that much to what the word later meant, "a woman who protects a young single woman." The sense "hood for a hawk," recorded in a Middle English text composed before 1400, reflects the original meaning of the Old French word chaperon, "hood, headgear." In order to understand why our chaperon came to have the sense "protector," we need to know that in French the verb chaperonner, meaning "to cover with a hood," was derived from chaperon and that this verb subsequently developed the figurative sense "to protect." Under the influence of the verb sense the French noun chaperon came to mean "escort," a meaning that was borrowed into English, being found first in a work published in 1720. In its earlier use English chaperon referred to a person, commonly an older woman, who accompanied a young unmarried woman in public to protect her. The English verb chaperon, "to be a chaperon," is first recorded in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, begun in 1796 as a sketch called "Elinor and Marianne" and published as a novel in 1811.

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chaperone, chaperon - Chaperone comes from French chaperon, meaning "hood" or "cowl, head covering," which was worn from the 16th century by ladies who served as guides and guardians; chaperon is the standard spelling and chaperone is a variant resulting from pronunciation.

See also related terms for hood.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chaperone - one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people chaperon defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property den mother - a woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts duenna - a woman chaperon housemother - a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
Verb	1.	chaperone - accompany as a chaperone chaperon escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

Translations

chaperone chaperon [ˈʃæpərəʊn]

n → chaperon m

vt → chaperonner

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chaperone chaperon [ˈʃæpəˌrəʊn]

1. n → accompagnatore/trice

2. vt → fare da accompagnatore/trice, accompagnare

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chaperone

n chaperone [ˈʃӕpərəun]

someone, especially an older lady, who accompanies a girl in public. chaperone مُرافِقَه،رَقيبَه (لفتاه) компаньонка gardedáma anstandsdame; chaperone die Anstandsdame συνοδός κοπέλας carabina saatjadaam شخص مسن تر که دختران جوان را همراهی می کند esiliina chaperon מְלָווֵה चौकसी करने वाली स्त्री pratilica djevojke gardedám pengantar, pengawal velsæmisvörður dama di compagnia 付き添い (사교계에 나가는 젊은 여성의) 여성 보호자 palydovė, kompanionė pavadone (jaunai meitenei sabiedrībā) pengantar chaperonne anstand(sdame) przyzwoitka dama de companhia însoţitoare дуэнья garde(dáma) gardedama, spremljevalka pratilja förkläde หญิงสูงอายุที่ไปเป็นเพื่อนหญิงสาวที่ยังไม่ได้แต่งงาน şaperon, dadı (陪少女出席公開場合的)年長女伴 заміжня компаньйонка نگران ، ذمہ دار người đi kèm 年长女伴

v

Their aunt chaperoned the two girls at the ball. chaperonneer يُرافِق придружавам dělat garde være anstandsdame for als Anstandsdame begleiten συνοδεύω κοπέλα ir de carabina con, acompañar saatjadaamiks olema به عنوان شخص بزرگتر همراهی کردن toimia esiliinana chaperonner לְלָווֹת लड़कियों की चौकसी करना pratiti djevojku gardíroz mengantar, mengawal fylgja og gæta fare da chaperon 付き添う 보호자로서 동반하다 būti palydove pavadīt (jaunu meiteni sabiedrībā) mengantar chaperonneren være anstand(sdame) for towarzyszyć acompanhar a însoţi сопровождать robiť garde spremljati čuvati devojku vara förkläde åt ไปเป็นเพื่อนหญิงสาวที่ยังไม่ได้แต่งงาน şaperonluk/dadılık yapmak 陪伴 супроводжувати дівчину в публічних місцях نگرانی کرنا đi kèm 陪伴