cub meaning

UK /kʌb/ US /kʌb/ 1 syllable

cub (noun): an awkward and inexperienced youth.

cub has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

cub as a noun

  1. an awkward and inexperienced youth

    Synonyms: greenhorn, rookie

    Type of: novice

  2. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

    Synonyms: lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy

    Type of: male child

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

    Synonyms: young carnivore

    Type of: young mammal

    Kinds: lion cub, bear cub, tiger cub

cub as a verb

  1. give birth to cubs
    • bears cub every year

    Type of: give birth

cub in a sentence

How to pronounce cub

cub is pronounced /kʌb/ in British English and /kʌb/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with cub

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with CU · words ending in UB · 3-letter words

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