1
a
: 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
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
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Two lion cub brothers, Jasiri and Azizi, are moving from the Phoenix Zoo to Zoo Miami in early November 2025.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The teacher explains how by being imprisoned, the cub will never learn to speak.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Tule, who is about 3½ years old, and Nabu, about a year old, were found as ailing cubs in the wild and were cared for by wildlife rehabilitation groups before coming to the zoo.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service (COS) reported on Facebook that the hikers were seriously injured after encountering a grizzly sow with two cubs.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The teacher explains how by being imprisoned, the cub will never learn to speak.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Tule, who is about 3½ years old, and Nabu, about a year old, were found as ailing cubs in the wild and were cared for by wildlife rehabilitation groups before coming to the zoo.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service (COS) reported on Facebook that the hikers were seriously injured after encountering a grizzly sow with two cubs.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Cub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cub. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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cub
noun1
a
: a young flesh-eating mammal (as a bear, fox, or lion)
b
: a young shark
2
: a young person
3
: a person just learning a job : apprentice
a cub reporter
a cub pilot
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