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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Examples of cub in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples of cub from the Web
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Thanks to this technology, KopeLion knows the nursing lioness is Nosikitok, a big cat who gave birth to three cubs of her own in June.
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Such mirth has not been seen since Mufasa and Sarabi themselves announced Simba to the Pride Lands, except this time there are not one, but two, new cubs babies.
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Coca-Cola raised $2 million for arctic polar bears and decorated the website for the habitat preservation campaign with an adorable picture of a cub.
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A multi-cam view of bear activity is also available on the Explore.org website, proving that nonstop images of adorable bear cubs frolicking in unspoiled nature is hypnotically soothing.
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As the bear waded into the water, the cubs likely scrambled onto its back to follow.
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Park authorities said one of the lynxes, a female called Homer, died as a consequence of the stress after workers tried to get her and other adults and cubs out of a breeding center close to Donana.
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Attacks by brown or grizzly bears are far more common, particularly in defensive actions such as when a female bear is protecting her cubs, experts said.
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Disney symbolized the circle of life with a lion cub being held aloft by a monkey.
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Origin and Etymology of cub
probably akin to Middle English cobbe leader of a group, head — more at cob
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