wolf cub

American  

noun

British.

1. a member of the junior division, for boys from 8 to 11, of the Boy Scouts; cub scout.

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Wolf Cub British  

noun

1. the former name for Cub Scout

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Etymology

Origin of wolf cub

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

It’s the tale of a fawn and a wolf cub who get lost in a snowstorm and help each other find their way back to their families.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

She’s also photographed holding a hybrid wolf cub and standing next to a black wolfdog named Raider in a separate shot.

From Fox News • Jul. 7, 2021

His loving but misguided adoption of a wolf cub is deemed not just mad but dangerous by the nomadic herdsmen with whom he lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2015

Her Eli is a feral creature, as amoral as a wolf cub, and yet possessed by a sad, all-too-human knowingness.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2015

“Sounds like a papa wolf and a cute little wolf cub to me.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood