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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A woman or girl whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by an influential person.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • A girl or woman who is under the care and protection of another person.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A female protégé.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, feminine of protégé, protégé; see protégé.]

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From French protégée.

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