mentee

Meanings

Plural: mentees

Noun

A person who is being mentored.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from mentor. Although mentor comes from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr), the name of a mythological figure, it was mistakenly analyzed as terminating in the suffix -or (“doer”), 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.

Synonyms

mentoree, protégé

Antonyms

mentor, teacher

Scrabble Score: 8

mentee is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mentee is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mentee is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

mentee is a valid Words With Friends word