cub

Betekenis (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.

Concepten

welp

vlegel

adept

apostel

discipel

ongelikte beer

vlerk

🪽

volgeling

aanhanger

leerling

acoliet

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kʌb/

Etymologie (English)

Cognate with Oudnoors: kobbi

Cognate with Oudiers: cuib

Cognate with Engels: 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.