Synonyms for cub
kʌbcub

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1. cub, greenhorn, rookienoun

   an awkward and inexperienced youth

   Synonyms:
   young carnivore, greenhorn, sonny, rookie, laddie, sonny boy, lad

2. cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   bloke, young carnivore, greenhorn, fella, gent, feller, sonny, rookie, fellow, laddie, chap, cuss, blighter, sonny boy, lad

3. cub, young carnivoreverb

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

   Synonyms:
   young carnivore, greenhorn, sonny, rookie, laddie, sonny boy, lad

4. cubverb

   give birth to cubs

   "bears cub every year"

Matched Categories

1. • Give Birth
   • Male Child
   • Novice

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. baby bear

   Submitted by anonymous on January 17, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cubnoun

   Synonyms:
   whelp, young beast (especially a young bear)

2. cubnoun

   Synonyms:
   [In contempt.] child, young boy or young girl

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "cub":

   cubs, ukr, pooh

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1. Toronto Zoo:

   Er Shun is demonstrating excellent maternal instincts and began cleaning and cradling the first cub soon after its birth, while this is wonderful news, the tiny cubs are very vulnerable at this size, so the next several hours and days will be critical to their survival.

2. Stephen Medlicott:

   Cub Scouts is a lot of fun, and now it's available to all kids, that's why we love' Scout Me In' -- because it speaks to girls and boys and tells them,' This is for you. We want you to join !'.

3. Mark Russ:

   On the (rafting) trip reports, they were talking about seeing a bear cub ... again and again, they kept saying they’d been seeing the bear in the same location for days and they were starting to grow concerned about mama bear being dead or gone.

4. Anthony Bourdain:

   I'm sure I'm not alone here. Were clowns ever funny? No. Of course not. They were always sinister figures, disguising their homicidal intentions under thick make-up, all the while their crawl spaces and chest freezers were brimming with Cub Scout parts.

5. The Colorado Springs Police Department:

   The bear cub was tagged and released ... in hopes that she will be reunited with mama bear.