CUB


Meaning of CUB in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. the young of a fox, bear, lion, etc.

2 an ill-mannered young man.

3 (Cub) (in full Cub Scout) a member of the junior branch of the Scout Association.

4 (in full cub reporter) colloq. a young or inexperienced newspaper reporter.

5 US an apprentice.

--v.tr. (cubbed, cubbing) (also absol.) give birth to (cubs).

Derivatives:

cubhood n.

Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.