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1. The young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear, wolf or lion
   - young carnivore
    
2. An awkward and inexperienced youth
   - greenhorn [N. Amer], rookie
    
3. A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
   - lad, laddie [UK], sonny, sonny boy, boyo [UK, Ireland], son

1. Give birth to cubs
   "bears cub every year"

Derived forms: cubbed, cubs, cubbing

Type of: bear, beginner, birth, boy, deliver, give birth, have, initiate, male child, novice, rookie, tiro, tyro, young mammal

Encyclopedia: Cub