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See more synonyms for cub on Thesaurus.com the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger. a young shark. a young and inexperienced person, especially a callow youth or young man. a young person serving as an apprentice. cub reporter .cub scout .(initial capital letter ) Aeronautics , Trademark any small, light monoplane with a high wing, a single engine, and an enclosed cabin. Show More
verb (used without object), cubbed, cub·bing. to work as a cub reporter . (of a female bear, lion, tiger, etc.) to give birth to a cub or cubs. to hunt fox cubs. Show More
Origin of cub 1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse kobbi young seal, kubbr stump, hence, short, thick-set person
Related forms cub·bish , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for cub Contemporary Examples of cub Straight people have discovered, and co-opted, the gay “bear” and “cub .”
The end is here, but for cub detective Henry Palace, there is still one more case to solve—that of his missing sister.
If true, the cub would be named 100 days after the birth, as the Chinese tradition goes.
One mother had an alarm go off on her phone saying it was time to take her boy to a Cub Scout meeting.
At what point can you tell that the “cub ” has graduated to a more mature sexual persona?
Historical Examples of cub As he spoke he glared at her as a lion might glare at thought of being defeated by a cub .
But there were other forces at work in the cub , the greatest of which was growth.
Midway in the passage, the current picked up the cub and swept him downstream.
The cub experienced another access of affection on the part of his mother.
The cub , who had thus received a name in the world, lay and watched.
British Dictionary definitions for cub the young of certain animals, such as the lion, bear, etc a young or inexperienced person Show More
verb cubs , cubbing or cubbed to give birth to (cubs) Show More
Derived Forms cubbish , adjective cubbishly , adverb Word Origin for cub C16: perhaps from Old Norse kubbi young seal; see cob 1
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Word Origin and History for 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.
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