protege

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a less experienced person whose career or development is guided and supported by an influential mentor

   The conductor invited her young protege to lead the orchestra in rehearsal.

Borrowed from French protege, the masculine past participle of proteger ('to protect'), ultimately from Latin protegere ('to cover in front, protect'). English often retains the French accents and writes protégé; unaccented protege is also common.

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