A cub is a young animal, typically referring to a bear or lion. It can also refer to a small block of wood used in crafting or as a symbol for the lowest rank within an organization.
Usage examples
I bought a cute stuffed cub as a gift for my nephew.
The Wildlife Conservation Center recently welcomed a new tiger cub.
The students were excited to visit the zoo and see the lion cubs.
We watched a documentary about a polar bear cub learning to fish.
The baby koala is called a cub until it grows into an adult.
With speed dating your going to meet many cougars of cubs in a night, and you will see that's there more cougars dating people that you realized. (cougardatingsites.org)
But Republicans have wielded its powers broadly in the last year, using it to overturn Obama - era regulations ranging from rules making it harder for the mentally ill to get guns, to preventing the killing of bear cubs in Alaska. (bgr.com)
Finally, it is a very strange arrogance in man that enables him to chase the last of the whales around the ocean for profit, shoot polar bear cubs for trophies, allow Count Blah - Blah to blast 885 pheasants in one day. (si.com)