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mentee

mentee

6 5.0
A person who gets advice and training from a mentor
  • noun
  • /mɛnˈti/
translation icon : mentorado
  • Again, please send all mentees to our Mentoring Monday sessions to the Media Center at this time.
  • mentor and mentee
  • undergraduate mentee
  • mentee participation

You're talking about yourself from a mentee position, right?

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Examples

  • So are mentees growing and doing better work?

  • And it's the relationship between a mentor and a mentee or the guide and the hero.

  • What tips do you have for being a mentee and knowing when and what to ask?

  • A lot of interest in mentor and mentee training.

  • You're talking about yourself from a mentee position, right?

  • But I've never had a mentee like you.

  • The value of reading and writing was highlighted by one mentee, who stated: "I learned to read papers and criticize them."

    Academic text (2011)
  • We found that teaching a novice mentee during the discovery stage can require a significant time investment by the mentor.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Two undergraduate mentees secured paid research internships with science research foundations.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As a mentee, she learned valuable skills from her experienced mentor.

Synonyms

protégé
vsmentee
41 7.4

A person who is helped and taught by a more experienced person in their job

focuses more on receiving advice training or general support
advisee
vsmentee
  • Jargon
3 6.1

A student who gets help with their studies from an assigned staff member

is broader covering training and long term career guidance
mentoree
vsmentee
1 7.8

A person who gets help from a more experienced person at work or school

is identical in meaning but uses the standard spelling
tutee
vsmentee
1 7.5

A person who is taught by a tutor

receives advice training or guidance rather than direct instruction
protegee
vsmentee
8.9

A woman who is helped and advised by an older, more experienced person

is the same idea but not limited by gender
counselee
vsmentee
  • Jargon
7.5

A person who gets advice or help from a counselor

focuses on practical advice and skill building rather than therapy

How Mentored

mentee
6 5.0
trainee
50 2.4
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

mentee singular
mentees plural

Morphology

mentee = mentor (transparent) = mentor + ee

Formed by the productive suffix '-ee' attached to 'mentor' indicating a person who receives mentoring, so meaning is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Mentee was made from mentor plus the ending -ee, which marks 'the person who receives' something (think employee or trainee). So a mentee is the person who receives a mentor's advice and help.