1520s, cubbe "young fox," of unknown origin; perhaps from Old Irish cuib "whelp," or from Old Norse kobbi "seal." Extended to the young of bears, lions, etc., after 1590s. The native word was whelp. Cub Scout is from 1922.
例文
1. He had been a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star.
彼は『カンザスシティスター』の若い記者だった。
2.One morning when a vixen was taking her babies out of the lair,she saw a lioness and her cub .
ある朝、雌狐は彼女の子供を連れて巣穴を出て、雌獅子と彼女の子供を見た。
3.The lip of that confounded cub ,the second mate,quivered visibly.