noun
- An awkward and inexperienced youth.
- A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy.
- The young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion.
- synonyms: young carnivore
verb
- Give birth to cubs.
- usage: "bears cub every year"
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