cub
pronunciation
How to pronounce cub in British English:
UK [kʌb]
How to pronounce cub in American English:
US [kʌb]
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- Noun:
- an awkward and inexperienced youth
- a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
- the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
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- Verb:
- give birth to cubs
Word Origin
- cub (n.)
- 1520s, cubbe "young fox," of unknown origin; perhaps from Old Irish cuib "whelp," or from Old Norse kobbi "seal." Extended to the young of bears, lions, etc., after 1590s. The native word was whelp. Cub Scout is from 1922.
Example
- 1. A cub takes a playful bite of a relative 's swishing tail in the african plains .
- 2. As far as we can tell , the game involves training a tiger , lion or other type of cub .
- 3. The researchers perform a physical examination on a panda cub .
- 4. Like her mother she is teaching lessons to her cub .
- 5. Looks like we have a new lynx cub !