Chaperone (social)

A chaperone, outdated also Duenja until the first half of the 20th century is an older female person who is begotten of a younger unmarried female person, thus ensuring the moral integrity of the behavior of her protégé in the context of decorum and etiquette; especially in overtures, encounters and meetings with males.

Because of their Aufpasserfunktion in a tryst she was soon called by the young people ironically as " chaperone ". These days are called chaperone any accompanying person - real or perceived - to play the role of a moral watchdog.

A known chaperone Charlotte Bartlett is in the novel Room with a View by Edward Morgan Forster and in the same, according to this novel turned movie by James Ivory. She embodies the type and therefore perfect because they see what it seeks to prevent, causes even more so by their actions.

The best-known comedy that revolves around the lack of and the need for a chaperone, is Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas. The Scottish writer Joan Lingard wrote a youth book, which appeared in 1991 under the name The chaperone.