ʌnlˈaɪk tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl mˈɛntoːɹɪŋ, jˈuːθɐdˈʌlt pˈɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪps ɑːɹ kˈæɾɪɡɚɹˌaɪzd baɪ mˌʌltɪpəl ɐdˈʌlts ænd mˌʌltɪpəl jˈuːθ ænd ðɛɹ mˈʌst ˈɔːlsoʊ biː ɐ mjˌuːtʃuːˈælᵻɾi wˌɛɹ ɐdˈʌlts ænd jˈuːθ tˈiːtʃ ænd lˈɜːn fɹʌm wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ, wˈɜːkɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn ðɛɹ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.
Unlike traditional mentoring, youth-adult partnerships are categorized by multiple adults and multiple youth and there must also be a mutuality where adults and youth teach and learn from one another, working together in their community.