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   cub

   /kʌb/

   noun

   • 1. the young of a fox, bear, lion, or other carnivorous mammal: "she was as protective as a tiger with her cubs" Similar babyarchaic:whelpyoungoffspring
   • ▪ a young man, especially one who is awkward or bad-mannered: archaic "his sons are as yet mere cubs"
   • 2. a junior branch of the Scout Association, for boys aged about 8 to 11: "she tells an anecdote about his wanting to join the Cubs"
   • ▪ a member of the Cubs: "I was a Cub and already impatient to move up to the Scouts"

   verb

   • 1. give birth to cubs: "both share the same earth during the first ten days after cubbing"
   • 2. hunt fox cubs: "members of the Grafton Hunt were out cubbing"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cubhood noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • C

     3

   • U

     1

   • B

     3

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