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Chaperone

ˈʃapərəʊn

Chaperone definitions
noun
chaperone chaperones chaperon chaperons
  1. a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people
    • an older woman responsible for the decorous behaviour of a young unmarried woman at social occasions

      "chaperones sat at the edge of the dance, gossiping and watching"

  2. any of a number of structurally diverse proteins that assist in the folding, translocation, and ultimate degradation of other proteins
verb
chaperon chaperone chaperoned chaperones chaperoning chaperons
  1. accompany and look after or supervise

    "she chaperoned the children at all times"