wolf cub
1
1.4
- noun
- /wʊlf kʌb/
:
cachorro de lobo
- Where does any wolf cub go when he feels threatened?
Examples
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After that labor, Henwen produced a wolf cub and an eagle chick.
Academic text (1999) -
He was a favourite with all the young wolf cubs of the pack.
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Inge gently gestured in the air around her, palms downward, as if patting the large-domed heads of the wolf cubs.
Fiction book (1999) -
The wolf pack cared for the playful wolf cub as it learned to hunt.
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During the winter, the mother wolf cub snuggled close to stay warm.
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The wolf cub began to howl, trying to mimic its parents in the wilderness.
Synonyms
How Young
1
1.4
8
6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a young wolf' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'wolf' (an adult animal) with 'cub' (a young offspring), following a common English noun+noun compounding pattern. This compositional structure is cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Wolf cub is a simple compound that joins wolf (the animal) and cub (a baby wild animal). That clear picture of a baby wolf explains why it means 'a young wolf'.