cub

Universal Words noun 1 [C] a young bear, lion, FOX, etc: a lioness guarding her cubs 2 (the Cubs) (BrE) (AmE the Cub Scouts) [pl.] a branch of the SCOUTASSOCIATION for boys between the ages of eight and ten or eleven: to join the Cubs 3 (Cub) (also Cub Scout) [C] a member of the Cubs compareBROWNIE