cub

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. The young of certain carnivorous animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion.
2. n. A youth, especially one who is inexperienced, awkward, or ill-mannered.
3. n. A novice or learner, particularly in newspaper reporting.
4. n. A Cub Scout.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The young of certain quadrupeds, especially of the bear, fox, and wolf, also of the lion and tiger (more commonly whelp), and rarely of the dog and some others; a puppy; a whelp.
2. n. A coarse or uncouth boy or girl: in contempt or reprobation.
3. n. Hence An assistant to a physician or surgeon in a hospital.
4. To bring forth, as a cub or cubs.
5. Contemptuously, to bring forth young, as a woman.
6. n. A lump; a heap; a confused mass.
7. n. A stall for cattle; a crib.
8. n. A chest; a bin.
9. n. A cupboard.
10. To shut up or confine.
11. n. An abbreviation of cubic.

Wiktionary

1. cashed up bogan.
2. n. A young fox.
3. n. by extension The young of certain other animals, including the bear, wolf, lion and whale.
4. v. To give birth to cubs
5. v. To hunt fox cubs
6. v. obsolete To shut up or confine.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.
2. n. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
3. v. To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of persons.
4. n. obsolete A stall for cattle.
5. n. obsolete A cupboard.
6. v. obsolete To shut up or confine.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. an awkward and inexperienced youth
2. v. give birth to cubs
3. n. the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
4. n. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)