cub

Noun

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

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

• an awkward and inexperienced youth

Verb

• give birth to cubs
  • bears cub every year
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  young carnivore , lad , laddie , sonny , sonny boy , greenhorn , rookie