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Chaperon vs Chaplain - What's the difference?

chaperon | chaplain |

As nouns the difference between chaperon and chaplain

is that chaperon 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 some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior while chaplain is a member of the clergy officially assigned to an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

As a verb chaperon

is to accompany, to escort.

chaperon

English

(wikipedia chaperon)

Alternative forms

* chaperone

Noun

(en noun)
  • An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
  • A hood, especially, an ornamental or official hood.
  • * Howell
    • His head and face covered with a chaperon , out of which there are but two holes to look through.
  • A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to accompany, to escort
  • to mother

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    chaplain

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of the clergy officially assigned to an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

    • Derived terms

    * chaplaincy