cub

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

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

Переводы

cachorro

cucciolo

petit

Tierjunges

louveteau

lionceau

renardeau

welp

cría

🧒

Welpe

chiot

ourson

apprenti

animal domestique

Lasttier

Произносится как (IPA)

/kʌb/

Этимология (Английский)

Родственно старонорвежский: kobbi

Родственно староирландский: cuib

Родственно английский: 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.