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chaperone vs duenna

duenna vs chaperone

chaperone and duenna both are nouns.

chaperone is a verb but duenna is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chaperone Yes No Yes No
duenna Yes No No No
As nouns, duenna is a hyponym of chaperone; that is, duenna is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chaperone:
  • chaperone: one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
  • duenna: a woman chaperon
Other hyponyms of chaperone include den mother, housemother.
chaperone (noun) duenna (noun)
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people a woman chaperon
chaperone (verb) duenna (verb)
accompany as a chaperone
Difference between chaperone and duenna

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