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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cub /kʌb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mammalsthe young of certain animals, esp. the bear, wolf, or lion.
- a young and inexperienced person, esp. a young man.
- cub scout.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cub (kub),USA pronunciation n., v. cubbed, cub•bing. n. - the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- a young shark.
- a young and inexperienced person, esp. a callow youth or young man.
- a young person serving as an apprentice.
- JournalismSee cub reporter.
- See cub scout.
- Aeronautics, Trademarks(cap.) [Trademark.]Aeron. any small, light monoplane with a high wing, a single engine, and an enclosed cabin.
v.i. - Journalismto work as a cub reporter.
- (of a female bear, lion, tiger, etc.) to give birth to a cub or cubs.
- Sportto hunt fox cubs.
- Scandinavian; compare Old Norse kobbi young seal, kubbr stump, hence, short, thick-set person
- perh. 1520–30
- Weights and Measurescubic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cub /kʌb/ n - the young of certain animals, such as the lion, bear, etc
- a young or inexperienced person
vb (cubs, cubbing, cubbed)- to give birth to (cubs)
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from Old Norse kubbi young seal; see cob1ˈcubbish adj |