mentorship

/ˈmɛnˌtɔrʃɪp/

Other forms: mentorships

When someone you trust and admire gives you support, guidance, and advice, that's mentorship. The mentorship of your writing teacher can help you find your authentic voice.

A mentor provides mentorship, and both words derive from Mentor, a character in Homer's The Odyssey who Odysseus's friend and a trusted advisor to Telemachus. The person at work who shows you the ropes when you're new provides mentorship, and a basketball veteran who takes a rookie under their wing does too. Mentorship can mean a helpful guidance counselor, a sibling explaining what high school is like, or an expert plumber advising an apprentice.

Definitions of mentorship

1. noun

   guidance provided by a person experienced in some field, usually at work or school
2. noun

   the period in which one is guided by an experienced person at work or school