Boy and Cub

Boy

Boy noun - A male person who has not yet reached adulthood.

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Cub and boy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cub" instead a noun "Boy".

Nearby Words: boyish, boyhood, boyishness

Cub noun - A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy).

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Boy and cub are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boy" instead a noun "Cub".

human	human boy	human cub
adorable	adorable boy	adorable cub
normal	normal boy	normal cub
short	short boy	short cub
Other adjectives: original, dead, single, naive, wild, poor, small, healthy, black, innocent, young, cute, white, new, shy, missing, titular, orphaned, younger.

Roy and John go camping with Roy's kids, and the boy, Chris, comes upon a bear cub.

Source: Cub Cues Protective Parent
Momotaro, a little boy dressed as a general, arrives to take command, along with the monkey, bear cub, rabbit, and pheasant.

Source: Anime / Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors
Half-Human Hybrid: Naasir, who is the result of merging a human boy and a white tiger cub.

Source: Literature / Guild Hunter

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