mentee

noun

men·​tee men-ˈtē How to pronounce mentee (audio)
: one who is being mentored : protégé
nearly all the mentees opted to remain in the sciencesSally Rubenstone

Examples of mentee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Those who donated then received a token to give them an opportunity to choose clothes from the collections of the mentees. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 June 2024 Across Latin America, from Colombia and Brazil in 2010 to Ecuador in 2017 and Argentina in 2019, high-profile leaders ushering in mentees have resulted in drastic shifts away from the continuance outgoing presidents had hoped for. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2024 All of the youth mentees he’s talked to who have come home from fire camp have spoken highly of the program. Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024 Ionescu was a mentee of Kobe's before his tragic death in Jan. 2020, which also claimed the lives of his daughter Gianna and seven others. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for mentee 

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mentee was in 1965

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“Mentee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentee. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.

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