protégée

[ proh-tuh-zhey, proh-tuh-zhey ]

noun

a woman under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in her career or welfare.

Origin of protégée

1770–80; <French, feminine of protégé protégé

But whin things begun to took tough f'r his protegee he suggested another honoraryum.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
"I do not see what else can be done, my dear," she said to her protegee.
The Lost Lady of Lone | E.D.E.N. Southworth
A sweet young girl, Olivia's protegee, completes the very limited dramatis person.
Louisa May Alcott | Louisa May Alcott
In Trumet she had made Mrs. Dott her protegee because it was her nature to patronize, and Serena had not resented the patronage.
Cap'n Dan's Daughter | Joseph C. Lincoln
Yet now that his protegee had been accepted by others, he questioned that judgment and became her critic.
A Sappho of Green Springs | Bret Harte

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