different between tatee vs tutee

English

Etymology

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Noun

tatee (plural tatees)

1. (Southern US) aunt; auntie.
2. (Southern US) a person having the qualities of a trusted and honest confidant (without intimate interactions implied).

English

Etymology

tutor +? -ee

Noun

tutee (plural tutees)

1. A student of a tutor.
   • 1927, Edwin Deller, "The Contributors Column: Americanisms," American Speech, vol. 2, no. 4, p. 214,

     [Tutor and] tutee. English "pupil." I met this queer coinage in two academic publications.

   • 2007, Julie Winkelstein, "Libraries help everyone into Internet age," Contra Costa Times (Califoronia), 23 Nov.,

     To make sure the pairings were good ones, both tutor and tutee filled out an application, indicating interests, computer proficiency, and even language.

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

Spanish

Verb

tutee

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of tutear.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of tutear.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of tutear.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of tutear.