English noun: cub | |||
1. | cub (person) an awkward and inexperienced youth | ||
Synonyms | greenhorn, rookie | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro | ||
2. | cub (person) a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) | ||
Synonyms | lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | boy, male child | ||
3. | cub (animal) the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion | ||
Synonyms | young carnivore | ||
Broader (hypernym) | young mammal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bear cub, lion cub, tiger cub | ||
English verb: cub | |||
1. | cub (body) give birth to cubs | ||
Samples | Bears cub every year. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have | ||