CUB (cubbed, cubbing)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cub mean? 

• CUB (noun)
  The noun CUB has 3 senses:

1. an awkward and inexperienced youth
2. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
3. the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion

  Familiarity information: CUB used as a noun is uncommon.

• CUB (verb)
  The verb CUB has 1 sense:

1. give birth to cubs

  Familiarity information: CUB used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUB (noun)

Meaning:

An awkward and inexperienced youth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

cub; greenhorn; rookie

Hypernyms ("cub" is a kind of...):

beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)

Meaning:

A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

sonny boy; sonny; laddie; lad; cub

Hypernyms ("cub" is a kind of...):

boy; male child (a youthful male person)

Meaning:

The young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

young carnivore; cub

Hypernyms ("cub" is a kind of...):

young mammal (any immature mammal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cub"):

lion cub (a young lion)

bear cub (a young bear)

tiger cub (a young tiger)

• CUB (verb)

Meaning:

Give birth to cubs

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

bears cub every year

Hypernyms (to "cub" is one way to...):

litter (give birth to a litter of animals)

Sentence frame:

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