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Chaperone vs Chaplain - What's the difference?

chaperone | chaplain |

As nouns the difference between chaperone and chaplain

is that chaperone is an older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman while chaplain is a member of the clergy officially assigned to an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

As a verb chaperone

is to act as a chaperone.

chaperone

English

(wikipedia chaperone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
  • (biology) 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.

    • Derived terms

    * chaperoneship * cochaperone

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to act as a chaperone
  • * 2006 , The New Yorker, 17 April 2006, page 27.
    • 'Purcell had volunteered to chaperone a delegation of female students'

    See also

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    chaplain

    English

    Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * chaplaincy