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unchaperoned adjective uk /ˌʌnˈʃæp.ə.rəʊnd/ us /ˌʌnˈʃæp.ɚ.oʊnd/ mainly US (of children or young people) without an adult present who will keep them safe : Most movie theaters will require photo IDs from unchaperoned teenagers. I won't let them go unchaperoned; will a parent be there? without a chaperone(= someone who stays with a young woman who is not married when she is in public): It was one of the few places where unchaperoned young women could meet together while maintaining respectability. Nothing beats the excitement of three young boys, unchaperoned, on a train, for five hours. Like many shopping centres across the country, it has a curfew for unchaperoned teens. Women in the region appear to be freer, able to go out unchaperoned with boyfriends. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Protection and protectors adopt adoptable aegis anti-shark anti-skid chaperone cybersecurity defence mechanism den mother doorkeeper elder care precaution preservationist rewilding ring-fence safe space safeguarding safekeeping white knight witness protection |