cub
The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear,…The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.
» The tiger cub looked like a large kitten.
Das Tigerjunge sah wie ein großes Kätzchen aus.
Тигрёнок был похож на большого котёнка.
Тигреня виглядало як велике кошеня.
Meaning
8 sensesThe young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.
Fuchswelpe, Fuchsjunges, Fuchsbaby
лисёнокlisjónok, детёнышdetjónyš, медвежо́нокmedvežónok
the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
(derogatory, humorous)A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
(slang)A young man who seeks relationships with older women, or "cougars".
Synonym of cub reporter.
(slang)A furry character that is a child (i.e. under the age of adulthood).
(Northern Ireland, Ulster)A boy or young man.
(slang)A younger (or younger-looking) "bear" type of man.
(obsolete)A stall for cattle.
Examples
56 sentencesThe tiger cub looked like a large kitten.
Тигреня виглядало як велике кошеня. — marko
ruТигрёнок был похож на большого котёнка. — Balamax
deDas Tigerjunge sah wie ein großes Kätzchen aus. — cost
These bear cubs are still nursing.
These little cubs are so cute.
Ziri played with the lion cub.
The vixen is feeding her cubs.
ruЛисица кормит лисят. — Wezel
deDie Füchsin füttert ihre Welpen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From earlier cubbe. Origin unknown. According to Pokorny, from Proto-Germanic *kubb-, fromFrom earlier cubbe. Origin unknown. According to Pokorny, from Proto-Germanic *kubb-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”), from *gew- (“to bend, curve, convex, arch, vault”). Related terms include cup (cf. cupboard), coffin, cove, etc, essentially “chamber”, thus cub maybe initially derived from the sense “den”, or maybe “womb”.
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