cub

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A young fox.
2. The young of certain other animals, including the bear, wolf, lion and tiger.
3. A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
4. (slang) A young man who seeks relationships with older women, or "cougars".
5. (obsolete) A stall for cattle.
6. Synonym of cub reporter
7. (slang) A furry character who is a child.
8. A boy or young man.

Verb

1. To give birth to cubs.
2. To hunt fox cubs.
3. (obsolete) To shut up or confine.

Konzepte

Welpe

Tierjunges

Haustier

Flegel

Junges

Wölfling

Lasttier

Tolpatsch

Tigerjunges

Wolfsjunges

Löwenjunges

-n

Bärenjunges

Dachsjunges

Tigerbaby

Eisbärjunges

Gepardenjunges

Löwenbaby

Eisbärenjunges

Leopardenjunges

Braunbärenjunges

Pandajunges

Fuchsjunges

Fuchswelpe

Anhänger

Welpe -n

Anhängerin

Apostel

Jünger

Rübe

Schüler

Tollpatsch

Synonyme

pup

whelp

puppy

young

young animal

baby

👶

calf

animal

🐾

sonny

colt

lad

foxie

greenhorn

laddie

domestic animal

young of any animal

sonny boy

young carnivore

domesticated animal

rookie

adherent

sectator

apostle

bear

🐻

bear cub

disciple

foal

follower

kit

kitten

nestling

offspring

parr

pupil

scout

sirrah

student

🧑‍🎓

cub scout

young bear

young elephant

consectator

Übersetzungen

cachorro

cucciolo

louveteau

cría

🧒

welp

renardeau

petit

chiot

lionceau

vlegel

petit d’un animal

animale domestico

bestiame

ourson

apprenti

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/kʌb/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Altnordisch: kobbi

Verwandt mit Altirisch: cuib

Verwandt mit Englisch: cob

In summary

From earlier cubbe. Origin unknown. According to Pokorny, from Proto-Germanic *kubb-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”), from *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”).
Compare Icelandic and Old Norse kobbi (“seal”), Old Irish cuib (“whelp”). Compare also English cob.