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cub
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cub  (kb)
n.
1. The young of certain carnivorous animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion.
2. A youth, especially one who is inexperienced, awkward, or ill-mannered.
3. A novice or learner, particularly in newspaper reporting.
4. Cub A Cub Scout.

[Origin unknown.]

cub
Noun
1. the young of certain mammals, such as the lion or bear
2. a young or inexperienced person
Verb
[cubbing, cubbed]
to give birth to (cubs) [origin unknown]

Cub
Noun
short for Cub Scout
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cubcub - an awkward and inexperienced youth  
beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity
2.cub - a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
boy, male child - a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform"
3.cubcub - the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
young mammal - any immature mammal
lion cub - a young lion
bear cub - a young bear
tiger cub - a young tiger
Verb1.cub - give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year"
birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

cub
noun young, baby, offspring, whelp >> collective noun litter
Translations
cub [kʌb] ncachorro;
(also: cub scout) → niño explorador

cub [kʌb] npetit m (d'un animal);
(also: cub scout) → louveteau m

cub [kʌb] nJunge(s) nt;
(also: cub scout) → Wölfling m

cub [kʌb] ncucciolo;
(also: cub scout) → lupetto

cub
n cub [kab]
1 the young of certain animals such as foxes, lions etc a bear cub. welpie جَرْو (الثَعلب، الأسد) зверче mládě unge das Junge νεογνό ζώου cachorro kutsikas, poeg توله pentu, poikanen petit (d'un animal) גוּר सिंह, लोमड़ी आदि पशु का शावक mladunac (állat)kölyök anak binatang húnn; ungi; yrðlingur, ylfingur cucciolo (di certi animali selvatici) 野獣の子 (여우·곰·사자 등의) 새끼 jauniklis (plēsīga zvēra) mazulis anak binatang sperti singa dan harimau jong -unge, –valp młode cria pui (de animal) детёныш mláďa mladič mladunče unge ลูกของสัตว์บางชนิด yavru (tilki, aslan vb.) 幼獸 маля; щеня شير يا لوم‍ڑی يا ريچ‍ھ کا بچ‍ہ thú con
2 (with capital short for Cub Scout ) a member of the junior branch of the Scouts. welpie شِبْل كشْفـي бойскаут vlče Ulveunge der Jungpfadfinder λυκόπουλο (niño) explorador hundu کاب اسکاوت؛ عضو سازمان پیشاهنگی sudenpentu louveteau חָבר צָעִיר בָצוֹפִים बाल स्काउट član podmlatka skauta kiscserkész pramuka tingkat siaga ylfingur lupetto ボーイスカウトの幼年隊員 보이 스카우트의 유년 단원 vilkiukas, jaunasis skautas jaunskauts pengakap welp ulvunge zuch lobinho novice бойскаут младшей дружины vĺča medvedek, čebelica mladi izviđač miniorscout, vargunge ลูกเสือสำรอง yavrukurt 幼年童子軍 бойскаут-вовченя چهوٹ‍ا یا ننها سكاؤٹ đứa trẻ mất dạy


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