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Definition of cub noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cub

noun
 
/kʌb/
 
/kʌb/
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  1. [countable] a young bear, lion, fox, etc.
    • a lioness guarding her cubs
    Topics Animalsc1
  2. the Cubs
     (British English)
    (US English the Cub Scouts)
    [plural] a branch of the Scout Association for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 10 or 11
    • to join the Cubs
    CultureSince 1991 girls have been able to join the British Cub Scouts. In Britain the adult in charge of a group (or ‘ pack ’) of Cubs is sometimes known as Akela, from a character in The Jungle Book.
  3. Cub
    (also Cub Scout)
     [countable] a member of the Cubs compare brownie
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
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