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 Not just someone who is looking to info dump or tell their mentee what to do. Lisa Conn, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Some of those mentees would come via a local organization that offers job training and creative programming to 15- to 24-year-olds experiencing homelessness. Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 For Sarah Jacobus, a mentor for young writers, protesting the Israel-Hamas war is more about getting food, water and other necessities to her mentees, some of whom are in Rafah in southern Gaza. Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024 While the official program is over, Alberts and her mentee are still in touch on work and life matters. Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024 But like the Dance/Electronic Recording category, this will probably be mentor versus mentee: Skrillex versus Fred again.. Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024 Celebrating Women in Music All Year Long Some of the Red Bottoms Foundation mentees — whom Araica still works with, over 10 years later — have been young mothers or mothers-to-be. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024 The sumptuous ship makes for a visually gratifying locked-room mystery, and Beane holds her own as Patinkin’s skeptical mentee and PI-in-training. Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024 In addition to ongoing one-on-one meetings (for which mentors and mentees set their own schedule), the debut Engage program included three program-wide meetings over Zoom, with participants from across the United States. Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

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