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Synonyms
abecedarian, apprentice, babe, beginner, colt, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, novitiate, punk, recruit, rook, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro, virgin
Antonyms
old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran
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Those cubs could be a voice for a new generation learning to coexist with nature in an era of climate change. — Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian, "A Brief History of Smokey Bear, the Forest Service’s Legendary Mascot," 10 July 2019 First, a giant bear entered the matriarch's red Prius, followed by its cubs scooting in to explore the vehicle. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "You've Got to Watch This Hilarious Video of a Bear and Its Cub Trespassing a Family's Car in Gatlinburg," 10 July 2019 Another Castle Pines resident found the bear dead Thursday at the base of a tree , with two of her cubs waiting in the branches above her. — Ryan Osborne, The Denver Post, "Castle Pines resident killed bear over concerns it was trying to enter home, CPW says," 30 June 2019 Tigers are often speed-bred so that cubs are always available for tourists to snuggle. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "Neglectful Sanctuaries and Poached Animals: New Report Reveals the Dark Side of Wildlife Tourism," 7 June 2019 Sanjiv arrived at the Topeka Zoo in August 2017 from a zoo in Akron, Ohio, and has fathered four cubs. — Washington Post, "Topeka Zoo: Protocols weren’t followed before tiger attack," 7 June 2019 This cub’s father, Tai Lung, is a first-time father. — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, "Snow leopard cub born at Akron Zoo," 5 June 2019 The trio also proved pivotal to the film's plot, bungling two attempts to kill off lion cub Simba. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "'The Lion King' turns 25: Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin showed teeth as hilarious hyenas," 23 Nov. 2018 Montana wildlife officials said a hunter shot and killed a female grizzly bear Wednesday and wounded her cub that was later euthanized in self-defense. — Fox News, "Hunter in Montana kills grizzly bear, injures cub in self-defense, officials say," 28 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cub.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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