Definition of 'cub'

Noun

1. an awkward and inexperienced youth
      Synonyms: greenhorn rookie
2. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
      Synonyms: lad laddie sonny sonny boy
3. the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
      Synonyms: young carnivore

Verb

1. give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year"

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