protégée

protégée(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la protegida
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Being the famous conductor's protégée has done her career no harm whatsoever.Lo de ser la protegida del famoso director de orquesta no perjudicó su carrera en lo más mínimo.
b. la ahijada
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
He was hoping to secure his protégée a plum job in a government department.Esperaba conseguirle a su ahijada alguna bicoca de trabajo en un ministerio.
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