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cub

DEFINITIONS OF: cub

1

n the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion

Synonyms:
young carnivore
Types:
lion cub
a young lion
bear cub
a young bear
tiger cub
a young tiger
Type of:
young mammal
any immature mammal

n a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

Synonyms:
lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy
Type of:
boy, male child
a youthful male person

n an awkward and inexperienced youth

Synonyms:
greenhorn, rookie
Type of:
beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro
someone new to a field or activity

v give birth to cubs

“bears cub every year”
Type of:
bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have
cause to be born
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