1
a
: a young carnivorous mammal (such as a bear, fox, or lion)
b
: a young shark
2
: a young person
3
: apprentice
especially
: an inexperienced newspaper reporter
Examples of cub in a Sentence
the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world
assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball
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Greg Grieco played football at the University of Tennessee and now runs a nonprofit that rescues bear cubs.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Six-year-old Lucas Kincaid of Molalla, Oregon stood with his family to take a final peek in the hulking main telescope beneath the dome in anxious anticipation, snug in his furry hooded jacket like a hibernating bear cub about to meet the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
The cubs, born at the Sóstó Zoo in Nyíregyháza in November 2024, are seen delighting in the winter weather in a now-viral video.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
That meant finding the bear involved – which, based on witness statements, was a mother grizzly with two cubs.
—Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Cub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cub. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Kids Definition
cub
noun1
a
: a young flesh-eating mammal (as a bear, fox, or lion)
b
: a young shark
2
: a young person
3
: a person just learning a job : apprentice
a cub reporter
a cub pilot
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