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 sciences …Sally Rubenstone

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Pryer, a D’Aversa mentee who served four years in the Marines, was recently invited to become a Green Jacket. Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025 Meanwhile, Taylor stars as Milan, an aspiring lawyer and mentee to Kardashian’s Allura, who has a secret. Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025 In the beginning of 2025, composers and songwriters Stephen Schwartz and Mark Sonnenblick were working as a mentor and mentee, respectively, in the ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop. Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 31 Dec. 2025 From the moment James first meets Samuel West's waspish Siegfried Farnon, the two fall into a jovial (if not always smooth) mentor-mentee humor. Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mentee

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First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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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 3 Jan. 2026.

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