1. a young bear, lion, tiger, or other carnivorous mammal
2. a young or inexperienced person
Usage: informal

1. to give birth to cubs

Examples

• The mother bear protected her cubs from danger.
• Three lion cubs played together in the grass.
• The polar bear cub followed its mother across the ice.
• He’s just a cub reporter at the newspaper.
• The female wolf will cub in the spring.
• Tiger cubs stay with their mother for about two years.