mentee

Meaning

Noun

• A person who is being mentored

Related

Similar words

• mentoree
• protégé
• pupil

Origin

• . Although mentor comes from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ, the name of a mythological figure, it was reanalyzed as terminating in the suffix -or, leading to a form using the French patientive suffix -ee on the model of pairs such as donor-donee and employer-employee. Attested since at least 1958.