"mentress" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mentresses [plural]
Etymology: mentor + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mentor|ess}} mentor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} mentress (plural mentresses)
  1. Alternative form of mentoress Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mentoress
    Sense id: en-mentress-en-noun-QHo1nIJk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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