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Meanings of cub in inglês

português
menino
catalão
xaval
espanhol
chaval

A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

menino
português
rookie
espanhol
rookie

An awkward and inexperienced youth.

rookie
português
filhote
catalão
cadell

The young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion.

filhote
Usage of cub in inglês
1
The troll and her cub wandered off, looking for water, food, shade.
The Long War
2
The wolf-cub soon became the pet and plaything of the animal kingdom.
John of the Woods
3
The cub goes to its mother and they play in the sand.
A Grandpa's Notebook / Ideas, Models, Stories and Memoirs to Enc...
4
For months and months the geek-cub hadbeen asking us to play Monopoly.
Wired
5
Ayla discovered, to her surprise, that the cub was actually a help.
The Valley of Horses
6
Global shared Magnus's story and the cub underwent surgery on 13 February.
The South African
7
The lop-eared cub drew out of the race at the same time.
Northern Trails, Book I.
8
Two days had made a big change in the little tan-faced cub.
The Grizzly King: A Romance of the Wild
9
And the cub felt that somehow he had escaped a great hurt.
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
10
I returned to the cub and set the salmon between my paws.
Spirit of the Wolves
11
They have known him since he was a tiny cub, Jondalar explained.
The Plains of Passage
12
I knew I should follow, but I couldn't leave the longfang cub.
Spirit of the Wolves
13
Frank had finished high school; was a cub reporter on The Bulletin.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
14
Then he swung his head side wise and looked for the cub.
The Grizzly King: A Romance of the Wild
15
He went to the door, called to the cub, and went out.
The Mantooth
16
She left the cub then and went out to skin the reindeer.
The Valley of Horses
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