cub
cub Lexical Profile
cub Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The young offspring of certain carnivorous mammals, especially a bear, lion, tiger, wolf, or fox.
"The mother bear stayed close to her cub as they foraged for berries along the riverbank."
A member of the junior division of the Scouting movement for younger children.
"My nephew earned three new activity badges during his first year as a Cub."
A young, inexperienced person in a profession, particularly a novice newspaper reporter.
"He started his journalism career as a cub covering local town council meetings."
• verb
To give birth to cubs (used of a bear, lion, fox, or other carnivorous mammal).
"Female polar bears construct snow dens in late autumn where they will cub during the winter months."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the early 16th century referring specifically to a young fox, the word is of uncertain origin, though scholars suggest a possible link to Old Irish 'cuib' (whelp or dog) or a dialectal sense of a rounded lump or mass.
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