Cub
Cub noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.
Both words in one sentence
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Played straight with Maya, as he's a wild cub yet acts like a pet kitten.
Source: Manga / Azumanga Daioh -
Cute Kitten: On the 25th anniversary edition of Thriller's cover, Jackson is holding a tiger cub.
Source: Music / Michael Jackson -
Even she learns humility at the end by being turned into a cute little kitten and is grudgingly forced to join the cub-scout-like children's group headed by Krunk, the assistant she used to boss around.
Source: Beauty Equals Goodness
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