protégées
Those under tutelage
Protégées is the plural of protégée, a woman or girl under the guidance and support of an influential mentor.
The accent marks and feminine ending come from French; protégé without the final e is masculine or gender-neutral.
The professor's former protégées now hold positions at universities across the country.
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
- menteeOne receiving guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
advising · nurturing · fostering · sponsorship · patronage · support · encouragement · influence
Increase in size
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- progressionSequential forward movement
- flourishingProspering vigorously
maturation · blossoming · transformation · career · trajectory · talent · promise · rising
mentor
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
tutoring · advising · nurturing · fostering · sponsorship · patronage · support · encouragement · influence · wisdom
growth
Increase in size
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- progressionSequential forward movement
flourishing · maturation · blossoming · transformation · career · trajectory · talent · promise · rising · emerging
disciple
Committed follower of teaching
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- wardProtected person; division
- chargeCost or accusation
favorite · chosen · heir · successor · discovery · recruit · sponsored · backed · championed · promoted
intern
Supervised workplace learner
- traineeOne being instructed
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- assistantOne who aids another
junior · novice · associate · fellow · scholar · student · learner · acolyte · follower · candidate
protégéesmentors
Experienced advisers to learners
patrons · sponsors · benefactors · coaches · teachers
protégéesveterans
Former armed forces members
experts · masters · authorities · luminaries · seniors
protect, protection, protective, protector, protecting, unprotected, protectorate, protege, protectively