groom for

groom someone for something

to prepare someone for something; to prepare someone to be someone. The boss is grooming his son for the presidency of the company. They are grooming the vice president for the top position.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Monika	MO-ni-kah (German), maw-NEE-kah (Polish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Tabby	TAB-ee	English
Lyubochka	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Jessi	JES-ee	English (Modern)
Vilppu	VEELP-poo	Finnish
Xolani	-	Southern African, Zulu