cub
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(verb) give birth to cubs, as of bears, for example |
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Related Words: litter |
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| 2. |
(noun) the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion |
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Synonyms: young carnivore |
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Related Words: bear cub, lion cub, tiger cub, young mammal |
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(noun) a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) |
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Synonyms: lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy |
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Related Words: boy, child, male child |
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| 4. |
(noun) an awkward and inexperienced youth |
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Synonyms: greenhorn, rookie |
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Related Words: beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro |
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