1. (

• cub ,
• greenhorn ,
• rookie

) an awkward and inexperienced youth ;

2. (

• cub ,
• lad ,
• laddie ,
• sonny ,
• sonny_boy

) a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) ;

3. (

• cub ,
• young_carnivore

) the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion ;

1. (

• cub

) give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year" ;