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synonyms for cubs

  • brood
  • family
  • kittens
  • piglets
  • progeny
  • puppies
  • school
  • young
On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cubs, such as: brood, family, kittens, piglets, progeny, and puppies.

antonyms for cubs

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  • parent
  • cleanliness
  • sterility
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How to use cubs in a sentence

The boys noticed that one of the cubs was dark brown like the mother, while the other was a cinnamon cub.
GOLD-SEEKING ON THE DALTON TRAILARTHUR R. THOMPSON
It was evident that the old bear had made up her mind to defend herself and the cubs to the last extremity.
GOLD-SEEKING ON THE DALTON TRAILARTHUR R. THOMPSON
A lioness died, and left two little lion-cubs with no one to take care of them.
ST. NICHOLAS, VOL. 5, NO. 5, MARCH, 1878VARIOUS
Right up that canyon about two mile is whar Welborn found the b'ar cubs.
DAVID LANNARCK, MIDGETGEORGE S. HARNEY
The female, like the lioness, however, produces four or five cubs at a time.
BUFFON'S NATURAL HISTORY. VOLUME VII (OF 10)GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC DE BUFFON
Little Raven suddenly identified them as cubs of the grizzly bear.
THREE SIOUX SCOUTSELMER RUSSELL GREGOR
I say, Dink, next year we'll be licking the cubs into shape ourselves.
THE VARMINTOWEN JOHNSON
Rushing to the breach, she fought with the desperate bravery of a lioness deprived of her cubs, slaying and wounding on all sides.
FEMALE WARRIORS, VOL. I (OF 2)ELLEN C. CLAYTON
Two of the cubs wore the usual clouded pale yellow of a young red fox.
WILD FOLKSAMUEL SCOVILLE
Never before, in her opinion, had there ever been three cubs so wise and beautiful and remarkable as these.
WILD FOLKSAMUEL SCOVILLE
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WORDS RELATED TO CUBS

  • brood
  • cubs
  • family
  • kittens
  • piglets
  • progeny
  • puppies
  • school
  • young
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.