1. The young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear, wolf or lion
   "The cubs were learning to hunt from their parents";
   - young carnivore
    
2. An awkward and inexperienced youth
   "The seasoned cowboys teased the cub about his clumsy attempts to rope cattle";
   - greenhorn [N. Amer], rookie [informal]
    
3. A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
   "Come here, cub, and let me tell you a story";
   - lad [informal], laddie [UK, informal], sonny, sonny boy, boyo [UK, Ireland], son [informal]

1. Give birth to cubs
   "bears cub every year"

Derived forms: cubbed, cubbing, cubs

Type of: bear, beginner, birth, boy, deliver, give birth, have, initiate, male child, novice, rookie [informal], tiro, tyro, young mammal

Encyclopedia: Cub