cub

CEFRB1

/kˈʌb/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A young animal, especially a young bear or lion.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A player on the team the "Chicago Cubs".

Examples

  • The tiger cub looked like a large kitten.

  • You are doing well for a cub reporter.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.

  2. A young man who seeks relationships with older women, or "cougars".

  3. A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.

More examples

In context

  • Ew, I didn't know he also drew cub...

  • Jones became a Cub as the result of a pre-season trade.

  • O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be / When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case?

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From earlier cubbe. Origin unknown. According to Pokorny, from Proto-Germanic *kubb-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”), from *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”). Compare Icelandic and Old Norse kobbi (“seal”), Old Irish cuib (“whelp”). Compare also English cob. Originally, the meaning was specifically "young fox", in which sense it has largely replaced English whelp.