cub

Meanings

Noun

• A young fox.
• The young of certain other animals, including the bear, wolf, lion and tiger.
• A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
• A young man who seeks relationships with older women, or "cougars".
• A stall for cattle.
• Synonym of cub reporter
• Acronym of cashed up bogan

Verb

• To give birth to cubs
• To hunt fox cubs
• To shut up or confine.

Origin

• From earlier cubbe. Origin unknown. According to Pokorny, from Proto-Germanic *kubb-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup-, from *gew-.
• Compare Icelandic and Old Norse kobbi ("seal"), Old Irish cuib ("whelp"). Compare also English cob.