cubs
Young wild carnivores
Cubs are the young of certain wild mammals—lions, bears, wolves, foxes, and tigers among them.
The word suggests creatures not yet grown into their adult power: The mother bear watched over her cubs.
A cub can also be an inexperienced young person, especially in compounds like cub reporter or cub scout. (Capitalized Cubs refers to the Chicago baseball team.)
Young canines or seals
calves · foals · lambs · piglets · chicks · fledglings · hatchlings · nestlings
Private room or lair
- motherFemale parent
- protectionGuarding against harm
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- predatorsAnimals that kill prey
territory · survival · safety · shelter · nurturing · maternal · paternal · instinct
Process of becoming complete
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- fledgingAcquiring adult feathers
molt · survival · progression · adolescence · puberty · juvenile · yearling · independence
pups
Young canines or seals
joeys · calves · foals · lambs · piglets · chicks · fledglings · hatchlings · nestlings · ducklings
den
Private room or lair
- motherFemale parent
- protectionGuarding against harm
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
predators · territory · survival · safety · shelter · nurturing · maternal · paternal · instinct · camouflage
maturation
Process of becoming complete
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
fledging · molt · survival · progression · adolescence · puberty · juvenile · yearling · independence · learning
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
wrestle · gambol · frisky · antics · tussle · caper · roughhousing · energetic · curious · mischievous
naive
Innocently unsuspecting
- curiousEager to learn
- trustingInclined to believe others
- vulnerableOpen to attack
dependent · wide-eyed · helpless · guileless · gentle · tender · unspoiled · inexperienced · learning · exploring
- Bearsbear, bears, grizzly bear, brown bear, black bear
- young animalspuppy, puppies, kitten, kittens, chick
- lion pridelioness, male lion, female lion, dominant male, mane
- Zoo Lionslion exhibit, mane, roar, lioness, paw
- hyena termsspotted hyena, den, alpha female
- cutekittens, puppies, bunnies, babies, baby animals
cubsparents
Mother and father
mothers · fathers · providers · protectors · caregivers