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EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world
- //assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball
First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
probably akin to Middle English cobbe leader of a group, head — more at cobcub
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a person who is just starting out in a field of activity //the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper worldSynonymsNear Antonyms
- a young person who is between infancy and adulthood //assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseballSynonymsRelated Wordskindergartner (also kindergartener) preschooler rug rat [slang] schoolboy schoolchild schoolgirl schoolkidExamples
- //the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world
- //assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball
First Known Use1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymologyprobably akin to Middle English cobbe leader of a group, head — more at cobcubnounSynonyms & Antonyms
- a person who is just starting out in a field of activity //the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper worldSynonymsNear Antonyms
- a young person who is between infancy and adulthood //assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseballSynonymsRelated Wordskindergartner (also kindergartener) preschooler rug rat [slang] schoolboy schoolchild schoolgirl schoolkid