protégé
noun/ˈprɒtəʒeɪ/
/ˈprəʊtəʒeɪ/
(feminine protégée)
(from French)- a young person who is helped in their career and personal development by a more experienced person
- a protégé of the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin
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