cub

noun10

1. •
   The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.

   • a Childe of Lacedemon suffered all his belly and gutts to be torne out by a Cubbe or young Foxe, which he had stolne, and kept close under his garment, rather then he would discover his theft. — 1603
2. •
   Synonym of cub reporter.

   • Swain has interviewed 67 reporters on 16 metropolitan dailies in 10 cities — from cubs to veterans — who talk candidly […] — 1978
3. •
   (Northern-Ireland) A boy or young man.

   • A man who reared ten cubs and three cutties. — 1993
4. •
   (disapproving, humorous) A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.

   • O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be / When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case? — 1601
5. •
   (slang) a younger (or younger-looking) "bear" type of man.
6. •
   (slang) A young man who seeks relationships with older women, or "cougars".
7. •
   (slang) A furry character that is a child (i.e. under the age of adulthood).
8. •
   (slang) Clipping of cub porn or cub art.

   • Ew, I didn't know he also drew cub...
9. •
   Acronym of cashed-up bogan.
10. •
    (no longer used) A stall for cattle.

    • [...] I would rather have such a good mother in cub or kennel, than in my closet, or at my table. — 1824

verb3

1. •
   To give birth to cubs.
2. •
   To hunt fox cubs.

   • He knew that, only a few hours from London, the Hunt was cubbing over his ancestral and much-mortgaged acres, while his own horse ate its head off in a stable. — 1943
3. •
   (no longer used) To shut up or confine.

   • to fall from heaven to hell, to be cubbed up upon a sudden — 1624

noun2

1. •
   A member of the Cub Scouts.
2. •
   A player on the team the "Chicago Cubs".

   • Jones became a Cub as the result of a pre-season trade.

noun1

1. •
   Initialism of cashed-up bogan.