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
- an awkward and inexperienced youth
Type of: novice
- a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
Synonyms: lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy
Type of: male child
- the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
Synonyms: young carnivore
Type of: young mammal
cub as a verb
- give birth to cubs
- bears cub every year
Type of: give birth
cub in a sentence
- The tiger cub looked like a large kitten.
- Boldi saw a little lion cub eating from his dog's bowl.
- Keep the bear cub here until we can find it a better home.
- The leopard cub was playing with other cubs.
- Boldi can't keep this bear cub in the house.
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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