The spelling protégée is often used when referring to a woman. The protégé of an older and more experienced person is a young person who is helped and guided by them over a period of time. He had been a protégé of Captain James
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Definition von prot- im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch
(combining form.) Middle English protho-, from Middle French, from Late Latin proto-, from Greek prOt-, prOto-, from prOtos; akin to Greek pro before; more at FOR.