Phrase guide

bear cub

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A young bear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a young bear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cub, young carnivore, bear

History

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Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: arith — young bear
  • Arabic: دَيْسَم (daysam) — young bear
  • Armenian: քոթոթ (kʻotʻotʻ) — young bear
  • Armenian: արջուկ (arǰuk) — young bear
  • Asturian: esbardu — young bear
  • Belarusian: мядзведзяня́ (mjadzvjedzjanjá) — young bear
  • Belarusian: медзведзянё (mjedzvjedzjanjó) — young bear
  • Breton: arzhig — young bear
  • Bulgarian: ме́че (méče) — young bear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熊崽 (xióngzǎi) — young bear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小熊 (xiǎoxióng) — young bear
  • Comox: mɛmχaɬ — young bear
  • Czech: medvídě — young bear
  • Danish: bjørneunge — young bear
  • Dutch: berenjong — young bear
  • Dutch: berenwelp — young bear
  • Esperanto: ursido — young bear
  • Esperanto: ursidino — young bear
  • Estonian: karupoeg — young bear
  • Finnish: karhunpentu — young bear
  • French: ourson — young bear
  • French: oursonne — young bear
  • Georgian: ბელი (beli) — young bear
  • Georgian: დათვის ბელი (datvis beli) — young bear
  • German: Bärenjunges — young bear
  • Hungarian: bocs — young bear
  • Hungarian: medvebocs — young bear
  • Icelandic: húnn — young bear
  • Ido: ursyuno — young bear
  • Irish: coileán béir — young bear
  • Italian: cucciolo di orso — young bear
  • Italian: orsetto — young bear
  • Japanese: 子熊 (koguma) — young bear
  • Kazakh: қонжық (qonjyq) — young bear
  • Korean: 새끼곰 (saekkigom) — young bear
  • Korean: 아기곰 (agigom) — young bear
  • Lakota: matȟó-čhiŋčála — young bear
  • Latin: ursulus — young bear
  • Latin: catulus ursī — young bear
  • Macedonian: мече (meče) — young bear
  • Mi'kmaq: mui'ne'j — young bear
  • Mongolian: бамбарууш (bambaruuš) — young bear
  • Mongolian: бамбарш (bambarš) — young bear
  • Navajo: shash yáázh — young bear
  • Nogai: мердек (merdek) — young bear
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bjørnunge — young bear
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bjørnunge — young bear
  • Polish: niedźwiadek — young bear
  • Portuguese: filhote de urso — young bear
  • Romanian: ursuleț — young bear
  • Romanian: pui de urs — young bear
  • Russian: медвежо́нок (medvežónok) — young bear
  • Slovak: medvieďa — young bear
  • Spanish: osezno — young bear
  • Spanish: esbardo — young bear
  • Swedish: björnunge — young bear
  • Ukrainian: ведме́дик (vedmédyk) — young bear
  • Ukrainian: ведмежа́ (vedmežá) — young bear
  • Vietnamese: gấu con — young bear
  • Vietnamese: con gấu con — young bear
  • Welsh: cenau arth — young bear
  • Welsh: arth fach — young bear