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apprentice
apprentice (one) to
To pair one with an expert in a particular field or trade so that one can learn about it. I have apprenticed my son to the local blacksmith.
apprentice someone to someone
to assign someone to work at a certain trade and learn it from someone experienced. She apprenticed her son to a local diesel mechanic. I apprenticed myself to a printer and learned what it means to get really dirty.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Simo | | SEE-mo (Finnish) | Finnish, Serbian |
'Izevel | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
Jimmu | | jeem-moo (Japanese) | Far Eastern Mythology |
ÒScar | | - | Catalan |
Marika | | MAH-ree-kah (Finnish) | Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian |
Delyth | | - | Welsh |