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cub
(kŭb)n.
1. One of the young of bears, wolves, lions, pandas, or certain other animals.
2. A youth, especially one who is inexperienced, awkward, or ill-mannered.
3. A novice or learner, particularly in newspaper reporting.
[Origin unknown.]
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cub
(kʌb)n
1. (Zoology) the young of certain animals, such as the lion, bear, etc
2. a young or inexperienced person
vb, cubs, cubbing or cubbed
(Zoology) to give birth to (cubs)
[C16: perhaps from Old Norse kubbi young seal; see cob1]
ˈcubbish adj
ˈcubbishly adv
Cub
(kʌb)n
(Other Non-sporting Hobbies) short for Cub Scout
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cub
(kʌb)n.
1. the young of certain animals, esp. the bear, wolf, lion, and whale.
2. a young shark.
3. a young and inexperienced person, esp. a callow youth or young man.
4. a young person serving as an apprentice.
6. cub scout.
[1520–30; orig. uncertain]
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cub
Past participle: cubbed
Gerund: cubbing
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| Noun | 1. |  cub - an awkward and inexperienced youth |
| 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. |  cub - the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lionyoung mammal - any immature mammal lion cub - a young lion bear cub - a young bear tiger cub - a young tiger | |
| Verb | 1. | cub - give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year" |
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cub
Related words
collective noun litter
collective noun litter
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Translations
جَرْوشِبْلشِبْل كشْفـي
mláděvlče
ungeUlveunge
pentu
mladunče
állatkölyökkiscserkész
húnn; ungi; yrîlingur, ylfingurylfingur
野獣の子
짐승의 새끼
jaunasis skautasjauniklisvilkiukas
jaunskautsmazulis
mladič
unge
ลูกของสัตว์
con thú con
cub
[kʌb]A. N
2. (also cub scout) → lobato m, niño m explorador
3. (Brit) (o.f.) (= youngster) → jovenzuelo m
B. CPD cub reporter N → periodista mf novato/a
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cub
[ˈkʌb] n (= young animal) → petit m (d'un animal)
a lion and her cubs → une lionne et ses petits
lion cub → lionceau m
fox cub → renardeau m
bear cub → ourson m
a lion and her cubs → une lionne et ses petits
lion cub → lionceau m
fox cub → renardeau m
bear cub → ourson m
(also cub scout) → louveteau m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cub
n
(of animal) → Junge(s) nt
(= cub reporter) → junger Reporter, junge Reporterin
vi → werfen
cub
:Cub mistress
n → Wölflingsmutter f
cub reporter
n → junger Reporter, junge Reporterin
Cub Scout
n → Wölfling m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cub
(kab) noun1. the young of certain animals such as foxes, lions etc. a bear cub.
2. (with capital. short for Cub Scout) a member of the junior branch of the Scouts.
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cub
→ شِبْل mládě unge Junges νεογνό ζώου cachorro pentu petit mladunče cucciolo 野獣の子 짐승의 새끼 welp (dyre)unge młode filhote детеныш unge ลูกของสัตว์ yavru con thú con 幼兽Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009