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mentorship

noun

  1. guidance relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English mentor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English mentorship From mentor + -ship.

  1. The role or state of being a mentor.

    “The mentorships were plenty, starting with Brian Derdall, a sort of rain-man genius in Engineering, along with T-man the technology guru, new hire peers Alex and Joel, and my new senior co-workers Ivan, Robert, and a sort of management mentor John.”

    “In some mentorship programs, the mentees get a say in whom they will be paired with. A mentee may be drawn to make certain connections based on a sense of their professional influence.”