cub
noun
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
Example Sentences
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Last year, zoo officials took in a trio of 3-month-old cubs, Fern, Thistle, and Spruce, after their mom was struck and killed by a car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Over many, many years, they started bringing their cubs into the yard, and then they started nursing in front of us,” said Joanne Edney-Coray, who with her husband runs the popular Silver Salmon Creek Lodge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
But the first weeks of a red panda’s life are fragile, with a mortality rate of roughly 40% for cubs under 1 year of age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Yet the old lions refuse to surrender to the cubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
First, it trains the cubs not to depend on humans providing for them.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
