chaperone

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When Simpson was in elementary school, the UT-Martin coaches assigned one of their graduate assistants to chaperone him during practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Jane and Darryl Marsh run a similar chaperone service called Paws2Party, in Solihull.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

In addition, NRP1 was found to be a molecular chaperone, or a protein that aids in the trafficking of other proteins in the cell -- in this case, TrkA.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

Some of her other most memorable roles include the 1985 Merchant Ivory film A Room With a View, in which she played the chaperone Charlotte Barlett, accompanying Helen Bonham Carter's Lucy Honeychurch to Italy.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

“So you mean a spy chaperone for little kids. No, thank you. I have better things to do than see a movie with a bunch of sixth-graders.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina