cub

noun

\ ˈkəb

Definition of cub

1a : a young carnivorous mammal (such as a bear, fox, or lion)

b : a young shark

2 : a young person

3 : apprentice especially : an inexperienced newspaper reporter

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the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball

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The largest and most popular exhibit belonged to three playful bear cubs (a fourth looked down from the upper branches of a pine tree). — Scott Craven, azcentral, "Bearizona: Top things to do at drive-thru wildlife park in Williams," 12 July 2018 Mei Xiang, who is turning 20 this month, has given birth to three surviving cubs: Tai Shan, Bao Bao and Bei Bei. — Rebecca Bratek, CBS News, "National Zoo's giant panda experiencing "pseudopregnancy," zoo says," 5 July 2018 The researchers found that female cubs that received extended parenting survived their second year of life. — National Geographic, "Bears Are Caring for Their Cubs Longer in Response to Hunting," 28 Mar. 2018 But Moka will find another tiger cub at the sanctuary waiting for him. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Permanent home found for smuggled tiger cub Moka," 14 May 2018 My daughter has chocolate smeared all around her face, like a lion cub at the carcass. — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, "Mum’s the Word," 4 June 2017 The zoo’s female jaguar, Ix Chel, who had given birth to five cubs, was euthanized in September because of kidney failure. — Janet Mcconnaughey, The Seattle Times, "New Orleans zoo returns jaguar in strengthened exhibit," 5 Feb. 2019 One unit in Kenya spent 420 days filming a lion pride abandoned by adult males and led by a matriarch whose cubs weren’t yet old enough to hunt. — John Jurgensen, WSJ, "‘Dynasties’ Focuses on the Family Drama of Lions and Penguins," 16 Jan. 2019 The adult female bear was killed and the 2-year-old cub was wounded and had to be put down. — Fox News, "Hunter in Montana kills grizzly bear, injures cub in self-defense, officials say," 28 Sep. 2018

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