chaperone

== English == === Etymology === See chaperon. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹəʊn/ === Noun === chaperone (plural chaperones) An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman. (biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions. (UK, business) An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there, to circumvent restrictions imposed after Brexit. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === chaperone (third-person singular simple present chaperones, present participle chaperoning, simple past and past participle chaperoned) To act as a chaperone. (UK, business) To work as a chaperone. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Chaperone (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === canephore