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cub

[kuhb] / kʌb /
NOUN
young
Synonyms


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“Home” is a concept that Chase, a newly orphaned cheetah cub, struggles to make sense of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The cub was found sitting, motionless, in the middle of Hillcrest Parkway near Olympic Street in Castaic just before 1 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

At the time, she had one cub, which scientists tagged for study.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Researchers tracking wild polar bears in northern Canada witnessed something exceedingly rare this fall: a mother bear adopting a cub that was not biologically her own.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

‘He’s just a cub, Renn. He’s not even four moons old.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver