lion cub
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪən kʌb/
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cachorro de león
- A cuddly sneak peek Thursday: three adorable lion cubs were born at the Oregon Zoo in Portland.
Examples
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They're all brought up together like a pack of lion cubs.
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This poor lion cub seems so frightened.
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That show about the lion cubs is on if you wanna watch it with me.
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Now, the little lion cubs, they start messing with him.
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How much does it cost to have a white lion cub as a pet?
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Help an orphaned lion cub.
Blog text (15) -
For instance, at Lion Park in South Africa, you can help hand-rear orphaned lion cubs.
Blog text (15) -
Joe is next to him, a small lion cub tucked in the crook of his arm.
Fiction book (1990) -
Annel Snyman, a guesthouse owner in the Waterberg region of South Africa, adopted this young lion cub 8 months ago.
Blog text (32) -
This poor lion cub seems so frightened as it explores its new environment.
Synonyms
A small young lion that depends on its mother
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a young lion' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'lion' (the adult animal) with 'cub' (an offspring/young animal). This noun+noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern for expressing young animals and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Lion cub paints a clear picture: lion is the big cat and cub is a baby animal, so you imagine a small, playful lion staying close to its mother. So, lion cub means 'a young lion'.