mentee

noun

men·​tee men-ˈtē 

: one who is being mentored : protégé

… nearly all the mentees opted to remain in the sciences …

—Sally Rubenstone

Examples of mentee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For Tom, respect means honoring commitments and recognizing that a mentor’s time is no more valuable than a mentee’s. — Corey McQuade, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Our film's Bourdain will inspire him to reach higher by adding a lobster thermidor to the menu, one of those tired devices by which the mentee becomes the mentor. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

My approach is often to be as direct as possible with mentees, even at the risk of disillusionment. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

She’s distracted by a new duty, serving as a mentee to a Vulcan cadet named A’Sha (Bianca Nugara). — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

ment(or) entry 1 + -ee entry 1

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mentee

• aplenty
• placentae
• plenty
• senti
• twenty