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:''For the biological meaning, see'' chaperone. ''For the historical hood or cap, see'' Chaperon (headgear).''
A 'chaperon' (or, more frequently, 'chaperone') is an adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing inappropriate social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior (e.g., underage drinking or illegal drug use). The chaperon is typically accountable to a third party, usually the parents of one of the accompanied young people.
The word derives figuratively from the French word ''chaperon'', meaning "hood", and later a kind of hat. This is either from this sense or from falconry, where the same word meant the hood placed over a raptor's head to stop its desire to fly.
Traditionally, a chaperon was an older married or widowed woman accompanying a young woman when men would be present. Her presence was a guarantee of the virtue of the young woman in question. Female chaperons were also called 'duennas', a Spanish word. Chaperons for young men were not commonly employed in Western society until the latter half of the 20th century.
Chaperons may be resisted and resented by the young people being supervised. The practice of one-on-one chaperons for social occasions has largely fallen out of use in Western society, though the term is often applied to parents and teachers who supervise school dances.
The concept of a chaperon is also used in variation. For example, a chaperon might be an expert in a given activity who takes a group and accompanies them during outside activities to provide physical support, advice and emergency attention if necessary. Sometimes the term is applied to people who are essentially tour guides; in addition, the term is used as a verb in order to imply "guide" (eg. "I'll chaperon you around the city and show you all the best places.")
In drama, probably the best known example of a plot revolving around the need for, and lack of, a chaperone is Brandon Thomas's farce ''Charley's Aunt'' (1892).
★ Women and Islam for a discussion of the need for an unmarriageable male relative (called a ''mahram'') to accompany women
A 'chaperon' (or, more frequently, 'chaperone') is an adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing inappropriate social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior (e.g., underage drinking or illegal drug use). The chaperon is typically accountable to a third party, usually the parents of one of the accompanied young people.
The word derives figuratively from the French word ''chaperon'', meaning "hood", and later a kind of hat. This is either from this sense or from falconry, where the same word meant the hood placed over a raptor's head to stop its desire to fly.
Traditionally, a chaperon was an older married or widowed woman accompanying a young woman when men would be present. Her presence was a guarantee of the virtue of the young woman in question. Female chaperons were also called 'duennas', a Spanish word. Chaperons for young men were not commonly employed in Western society until the latter half of the 20th century.
Chaperons may be resisted and resented by the young people being supervised. The practice of one-on-one chaperons for social occasions has largely fallen out of use in Western society, though the term is often applied to parents and teachers who supervise school dances.
The concept of a chaperon is also used in variation. For example, a chaperon might be an expert in a given activity who takes a group and accompanies them during outside activities to provide physical support, advice and emergency attention if necessary. Sometimes the term is applied to people who are essentially tour guides; in addition, the term is used as a verb in order to imply "guide" (eg. "I'll chaperon you around the city and show you all the best places.")
In drama, probably the best known example of a plot revolving around the need for, and lack of, a chaperone is Brandon Thomas's farce ''Charley's Aunt'' (1892).
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★ Women and Islam for a discussion of the need for an unmarriageable male relative (called a ''mahram'') to accompany women
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