Chaperone or Chaperon may refer to:
- Chaperone (social) or chaperon, an adult who accompanies or supervises young people on social occasions
- Chaperone (clinical), a person who acts as a witness for a patient and a medical practitioner during a medical examination or procedure
- Chaperon (headgear), a form of hood or versatile hat worn in Western Europe in the Middle Ages
Famous quotes containing the word chaperone:
“In a world that holds books and babies and canyon trails, why should one condemn oneself to live day-in, day-out with people one does not like, and sell oneself to chaperone and correct them?”
—Ruth Benedict (1887–1948)