cub
/kʌb/noun
उच्चारण कब
(शेर, भालू का) शावक, बच्चा
Core wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a young bear, lion, fox, wolf
(शेर, भालू का) शावक, बच्चा
- a tiger and her cubs
- The lioness protected her cubs from the approaching hyenas.
- A lion cub played with its mother's tail.
+ 2 more examples
- Visitors at the zoo watched the bear cubs climb the tree.
- The tiger had three cubs hidden in the tall grass.
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[C] informal
a young person with little experience
नौसिखिया
- a cub reporter
- Radhika started as a cub reporter and slowly became the chief editor of the paper.
- The newspaper sent a cub reporter to cover the fair.
+ 2 more examples
- Everyone was kind to the new cub at the office.
- He worked as a cub engineer before becoming a manager.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cub (countable noun)
A cub is a young bear, lion, tiger, fox or wolf, and the plural is cubs.
Cub भालू, शेर, बाघ, लोमड़ी या भेड़िये का बच्चा है और इसका बहुवचन cubs है।
- The tigress guarded her two cubs.
- A bear cub was playing near the cave.
cub + of + animal
Cub is often followed by of with the name of the animal species.
Cub के बाद प्रायः जानवर की प्रजाति के नाम के साथ of आता है।
- The park is proud of its cubs of the Bengal tiger.
Cub (scout) / cub reporter
A Cub is a young Scout, and a cub reporter is a young, inexperienced journalist.
'Cub' छोटा Scout भी है और 'cub reporter' नया, अनुभवहीन पत्रकार।
- He joined the Cubs at school.
- The cub reporter was sent to cover the fair.
young of animals
Different animals have different names for their young: cub, calf, kitten, puppy, lamb, foal.
अलग जानवरों के बच्चों के अलग नाम होते हैं: cub, calf, kitten, puppy, lamb, foal।
- A lion's young is a cub; a horse's is a foal.
cub + count with numbers
Use a number before cub in the plural: one cub, two cubs.
संख्या के साथ cub का plural रूप आता है: one cub, two cubs।
- The zoo welcomed two lion cubs last month.
+Collocations 5
animal + cub
liontigerbearwolfleopard
- A leopard cub was found near the sugarcane field.
verb + cub
rescueraisefeedprotectspot
- Forest officers rescued an orphaned cub.
adjective + cub
newbornplayfulorphanedhungrytiny
- A playful cub chased its mother's tail.
cub + related noun
reporterscoutdenmother
- The cub reporter had her first big story.
cub + preposition
cub in the dencub with its mothercub near the roadcub from the reserve
- A cub from the reserve wandered into the village.
“More examples 6
- Three tiger cubs were born in the reserve this winter.
इस सर्दी में अभयारण्य में बाघ के तीन शावक पैदा हुए।
- The mother lion carried the cub in her mouth.
शेरनी अपने शावक को मुँह में उठाकर ले गई।
- Villagers called the forest office after finding a lost cub.
खोया हुआ शावक मिलने पर ग्रामीणों ने वन कार्यालय को फ़ोन किया।
- The cub reporter wrote her first article for the college magazine.
नई पत्रकार ने कॉलेज पत्रिका के लिए अपना पहला लेख लिखा।
- A fox cub peeped out of the hole.
लोमड़ी का बच्चा बिल से झाँक रहा था।
- The Indian wolf cub learned to hunt by watching its pack.
भारतीय भेड़िये के शावक ने अपने झुंड को देखकर शिकार करना सीखा।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all name young animals, but each belongs to a different kind of animal.
ये nouns जानवरों के बच्चों के नाम हैं, पर हर एक अलग जानवर के लिए है।
The young of a lion, tiger, bear, fox or wolf.
शेर, बाघ, भालू, लोमड़ी या भेड़िये का बच्चा।
- A cub followed the lioness.
The young of a cow, elephant, whale or deer.
गाय, हाथी, व्हेल या हिरण का बच्चा।
- The calf stood close to its mother.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A cub reporter (an inexperienced journalist), Cub Scouts (young members of the Scouts).
Collocations: a cub reporter (अनुभवहीन पत्रकार), Cub Scouts (Scouts के युवा सदस्य)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often (young animals): the young of a lion, tiger, bear or fox is a cub; of a dog a puppy; of a cat a kitten; of a cow a calf; of a horse a foal; of a sheep a lamb; of a goat a kid; of a frog a tadpole; of a hen a chick; of a duck a duckling.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है (जानवरों के बच्चे): शेर, बाघ, भालू या लोमड़ी का बच्चा cub; कुत्ते का puppy; बिल्ली का kitten; गाय का calf; घोड़े का foal; भेड़ का lamb; बकरी का kid; मेंढक का tadpole; मुर्गी का chick; बत्तख का duckling।