Cub and Newborn

Cub

Cub noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.

Usage example: assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball

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

Newborn noun - A recently born person.

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Cub and newborn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cub" instead a noun "Newborn".

human	human cub	human newborn
dead	dead cub	dead newborn
healthy	healthy cub	healthy newborn
actual	actual cub	actual newborn
Other adjectives: large, black, ill, defenseless.

Synopsis: When Kiara's newborn cub proves difficult, she thinks she has failed as a mother.

Source: Fanfic Recs / The Lion King
Oddly, when Simba first appeared as a newborn cub, he lacked these ear markings.

Source: Tertiary Sexual Characteristics

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