Synonyms for cub

Noun

1. cub, greenhorn, rookie, novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate

usage: an awkward and inexperienced youth

2. cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy, male child, boy

usage: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

3. cub, young carnivore, young mammal

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

Verb

1. cub, litter

usage: give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year"