"cubs" in the noun sense
1. cub, greenhorn, rookie
an awkward and inexperienced youth
2. cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
3. cub, young carnivore
the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
"cubs" in the verb sense
1. cub
give birth to cubs
"bears cub every year"
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