groom

groom someone as something

to prepare someone for a job or position. He was grooming his son as his successor. They groomed Charles as the next treasurer.

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
Shobha	-	Indian, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
Hannah	HAN-ə (English), HAH-nah (German)	English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Biblical
Motel	-	Yiddish
Leopold	LE-o-pawlt (German), LAY-o-pawlt (Dutch), LEE-ə-pold (English), le-AW-pawlt (Polish)	German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish
NathanaËL	na-ta-na-EL	French
Hossein	-	Persian