cub | ||
1. | [ noun ] a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) | |
Synonyms: | sonny lad sonny_boy laddie | |
Related terms: | male_child | |
2. | [ noun ] an awkward and inexperienced youth | |
Synonyms: | rookie greenhorn | |
Related terms: | novice | |
3. | [ verb ] (biology) give birth to cubs, as of bears, for example | |
Related terms: | litter | |
4. | [ noun ] (zoology) the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion | |
Synonyms: | young_carnivore | |
Related terms: | young_mammal tiger_cub bear_cub lion_cub | |
Similar spelling: |
cube Cuba cubby cup Cupp cuff cuppa Cueva |