bear cub
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- noun
- /bɛr kʌb/
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cachorro de oso
- The bear cub snuggled close to its mother, seeking warmth and comfort.
We share them with bear Cubs and puppies and little whales, you know, elephant.
- We share them with bear Cubs and puppies and little whales, you know, elephant.
Examples
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Soon he was certain the hunters were knocking at the door, so he picked up the baby bear cub and hid him in the broom closet to save him.
Fiction book (2002) -
It was day two in the desperate struggle of one small bear cub to stay alive.
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I just want to see my bear cub.
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I miss my bear cub.
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What's a bear cub doing out here?
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About a month later, Sandy heard about a bear cub that had lost its mother.
Fiction book (1999) -
The mother bear is sharing the halibut with two bear cubs.
Blog text (17) -
In the spring, bear cubs tumbled down the steep slope.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's a bear cub.
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" A bear cub scurrying away is a cute sight, particularly when observed from behind a zoo fence, but now it was different.
Academic text (2001)
How Young
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a young bear' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bear' (a large mammal) with 'cub' (offspring of certain large carnivorous mammals); a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand this. This animal+young noun–noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and follows standard English compounding, making the expression highly predictable.
Etymology
Bear cub comes from a simple picture: bear (the animal) plus cub (a baby animal). So a bear cub is literally a baby bear that stays with its mother, meaning 'a young bear'.