cubnoun [ C ]
uk/kʌb/us/kʌb/cub noun [ C ] (YOUNG ANIMAL)
a young lion, bear, wolf, etc.
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Animal young
- baby
- bugger
- calf
- calves
- chick
- colt
- fawn
- fledgling
- foal
- frogspawn
- fry
- gosling
- heifer
- litter
- offspring
- owlet
- peachick
- piglet
- pup
- spawn
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cub noun [ C ] (BOY)
also Cub Scout a boy aged between eight and eleven years old who is a member of the international organization called the Scouts
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Named organizations & societies & their members
- ABTA
- AFC
- Amnesty International
- ash
- Boy Scout
- brownie
- charter member
- Citizens Advice
- CONCACAF
- High Commission
- pack
- Phi Beta Kappa
- PTO
- Samaritan
- the Peace Corps
- the Women's Institute
- the World Health Organization
- the WSPA
- troop
- worshipful
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