cub

Significado (English)

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.

Conceptos

cachorro

cría

🧒

ganado

animal doméstico

niño

🧒

animal

🐾

apostol

cachorra

osito

seguidor

cría de un animal

adepta

seguidora

rookie

parir cachorros

chaval

🧒

discípulo

hijo

perrito

perro

🐕

Synonyms

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/kʌb/

Etimología (English)

Cognate with nórdico antiguo: kobbi

Cognate with irlandés antiguo: cuib

Cognate with inglés: 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.