cub

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

filhote

aluno

🧑‍🎓

apóstolo

cachorro

estudante

🧑‍🎓

filho

garoto

👦

menino

👦

moço

👦

novato

🔰

rapaz

👦

discípulo

lobinho

seguidor

adepto

Rookie

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

cachorro

cucciolo

petit

Tierjunges

louveteau

lionceau

renardeau

welp

cría

🧒

Welpe

chiot

ourson

apprenti

animal domestique

Lasttier

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/kʌb/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com nórdico arcaico: kobbi

Cognato com irlandês arcaico: cuib

Cognato com inglês: 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.