take under wing

take somebody under your wing

to help and protect someone, especially someone who is younger than you or has less experience than you One of the older children will usually take a new girl or boy under their wing for the first few weeks.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adolphe	-	French
Serafima	sye-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), see-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), se-rah-FEE-mah (Macedonian)	Russian, Macedonian
Rhys	HREES (Welsh), REES (English)	Welsh
Vaast	-	Flemish, Norman, Picard
Riordan	-	Irish
Eileithyia	-	Greek Mythology