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cub

  (kŭb) pronunciation
n.
  1. The young of certain carnivorous animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion.
  2. A youth, especially one who is inexperienced, awkward, or ill-mannered.
  3. A novice or learner, particularly in newspaper reporting.
  4. Cub A Cub Scout.

[Origin unknown.]


 
 
Antonyms: cub

n

Definition: trainee
Antonyms: old hand, veteran


 

The newborn of a number of animal species as diverse as lion, fox and bear.

 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The baby of certain animals such as the wolf, fox, and bear. Also: a beginner in some professions.

pronunciation A bear cub might come out of the den when it becomes warm in the spring.

 
Wikipedia: Cub (disambiguation)

Cub can refer to:

  • the young of certain large predatory animals such as bears, lions and other big cats, and wolves; analogous to a canine pup (also in some of the following meanings)
  • by analogy a human youth, especially one who is inexperienced, awkward, or ill-mannered, boy or (rarer, in some senses only fairly recent) girl, especially:
    • a younger, thinner, less hairy and/or smaller member of the Bear subculture. Typically assumed to be less experienced in the Bear subculture, and/or to be bottoms.
    • a member of Cub Scouts;
    • a member of certain sports teams, e.g. the Chicago Cubs, a baseball club;
    • a novice or learner, particularly in newspaper reporting.

 
Translations: Translations for: Cub

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hvalp, unge, flab
v. intr. - få unger

idioms:

  • cub reporter    journalistspire
  • Cub Scout    ulveunge, drengespejder

Nederlands (Dutch)
welp, groentje, vlerk

Français (French)
n. - (Zool) petit
v. intr. - mettre bas, faire des petits

idioms:

  • cub reporter    journaliste stagiaire, journaliste en herbe, jeune reporter
  • Cub Scout    louveteau

Deutsch (German)
n. - Junges
v. - (Junge) werfen

idioms:

  • cub reporter    junger Reporter
  • Cub Scout    Wölfling

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νεογνό σαρκοβόρου ζώου, κουτάβι, (μτφ.) κανακάρης, λυκόπουλο, προσκοπάκι, μαθητευόμενος δημοσιογράφος, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) μαθητευόμενος, παραγιός
v. - (για ζώα) γεννώ κουτάβι κ.λπ., κυνηγώ αλεπουδάκια

idioms:

  • cub reporter    μαθητευόμενος δημοσιογράφος
  • Cub Scout    λυκόπουλο, προσκοπάκι

Italiano (Italian)
lupetto, cucciolo

idioms:

  • cub reporter    giornalista in erba
  • Cub Scout    lupetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - filhote (m), novato (m)
v. - dar cria

idioms:

  • cub reporter    repórter (m) (f) novato
  • Cub Scout    escoteiro (m) principiante

Русский (Russian)
детеныш, бойскаут младшей возрастной группы

idioms:

  • cub reporter    начинающий репортер
  • Cub Scout    бойскаут младшей возрастной группы

Español (Spanish)
n. - niño explorador, cachorro
v. intr. - miembro de los CUBS

idioms:

  • cub reporter    periodista novato
  • Cub Scout    niño explorador, lobato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - djurunge, valp (vard.), gröngöling, miniorscout
v. - föda, yngla

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
幼兽, 年轻人, 生育幼兽, 猎幼狐

idioms:

  • cub reporter    初出茅庐的新闻记者
  • Cub Scout    童子军

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 幼獸, 年輕人
v. intr. - 生育幼獸, 獵幼狐

idioms:

  • cub reporter    初出茅廬的新聞記者
  • Cub Scout    童子軍

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 야수의 새끼, 애송이
v. intr. - 새끼 여우 사냥을 하다, 짐승이 새끼를 낳다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 野獣の子, 未熟な若者, 駆け出しの記者, 若者, 見習い

idioms:

  • cub reporter    駆け出しの新聞記者
  • Cub Scout    カブスカウト

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شبل, مستجد (فعل) أنجب أشبال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גור, צופה, פרחח, טירון‬
v. intr. - ‮צד גורי שועלים‬


 
 

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