Protégé

A protégé is literally a "protected one". It is used of a younger person being being developed under the guidance of an experienced older person. It is a French term.

The younger person might be seen as an apprentice, and the older person as a mentor. If it is a physical activity, such as sport or dance, then the formal term might be 'trainer'. However, the term is not formal or official. It is just a way of describing a relationship. Psychosocial support and career guidance come into it, but usually not money.

So the relationship is informal, but often important for the protégé.

Protégé Media

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  An army trainer mentors new soldiers.

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  William Blake's "Age Teaching Youth", a Romantic image of mentorship.

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  A senior editor mentors a junior editor.

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  Some elements of mentoring.

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  A woman provides mentoring at the Youth For Change program.

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  Mentor Neo Ntsoma (on the right) giving a workshop to young people.

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  A US Air Force member providing youth mentoring.

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  A NATO mentor trains two broadcasters on video editing and storytelling techniques.