cub has definitions from the fields of zoology,biology
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[ noun ] a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

Related terms

male_child

2
[ noun ] an awkward and inexperienced youth

Synonyms

rookie greenhorn

Related terms

novice

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[ verb ] (biology) give birth to cubs, as of bears, for example

Related terms

litter

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[ noun ] (zoology) the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion

Synonyms

young_carnivore

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