chaperon vs housemother

chaperon and housemother both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chaperon	Yes	No	Yes	No
housemother	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, housemother is a hyponym of chaperon; that is, housemother is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chaperon:

chaperon: one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
housemother: a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people

Other hyponyms of chaperon include den mother, duenna.

chaperon (noun)	housemother (noun)
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people	a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people

chaperon (verb)	housemother (verb)
accompany as a chaperone