cub /kʌb/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . the baby of a wild animal such as a lion or a bear:
a five-month-old lion cub
a tiger and her cubs
2 . the Cubs the ↑ Cub Scout organization
3 . a member of the CUB SCOUTS organization
⇨ ↑ cub reporter
cub /kʌb/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . the baby of a wild animal such as a lion or a bear:
a five-month-old lion cub
a tiger and her cubs
2 . the Cubs the ↑ Cub Scout organization
3 . a member of the CUB SCOUTS organization
⇨ ↑ cub reporter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012