Phrase guide

lion cub

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A young lion

Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0

Usage: feminine, masculine

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cub, young carnivore, lion, king of beasts, Panthera leo

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: leeutjie — young lion
  • Afrikaans: leeuwelpie — young lion
  • Afrikaans: leeuwelp — young lion
  • Belarusian: ільвяня́ (ilʹvjanjá) — young lion
  • Belarusian: львяня́ (lʹvjanjá) — young lion
  • Belarusian: ільвянё (ilʹvjanjó) — young lion
  • Belarusian: львянё (lʹvjanjó) — young lion
  • Bulgarian: лъвче́ (lǎvčé) — young lion
  • Burmese: ခြင်္သေ့ကလေး (hkrangse.ka.le:) — young lion
  • Czech: lvíče — young lion
  • Dutch: leeuwenwelp — young lion
  • Dutch: leeuwenwelpje — young lion
  • Dutch: welp — young lion
  • Dutch: welpje — young lion
  • Esperanto: leonido — young lion
  • Esperanto: virleonido — young lion
  • Esperanto: leonidino — young lion
  • Finnish: leijonanpentu — young lion
  • French: lionceau — young lion
  • French: lionçonne — young lion
  • French: lioncelle — young lion
  • German: Löwenbaby — young lion
  • German: Löwenjunges — young lion
  • German: Löwenwelpe — young lion
  • German: Löwenwelpin — young lion
  • Greek: λιονταράκι (liontaráki) — young lion
  • Icelandic: ljónshvolpur — young lion
  • Ido: leonyuno — young lion
  • Ido: leonyunulo — young lion
  • Ido: leonyunino — young lion
  • Italian: leoncino — young lion
  • Italian: leoncina — young lion
  • Japanese: 子ライオン — young lion
  • Kazakh: абдан (abdan) — young lion
  • Korean: 새끼사자 (saekkisaja) — young lion
  • Lithuanian: liūtukas — young lion
  • Macedonian: лавче (lavče) — young lion
  • Malay: anak singa — young lion
  • Mongolian: гүег (güjeg) — young lion
  • Norwegian Bokmål: løveunge — young lion
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: løveunge — young lion
  • Polish: lwiątko — young lion
  • Polish: lwię — young lion
  • Portuguese: leãozinho — young lion
  • Romanian: leușor — young lion
  • Romanian: leuț — young lion
  • Russian: львёнок (lʹvjónok) — young lion
  • Slovak: levíča — young lion
  • Spanish: cachorro de león — young lion
  • Spanish: cachorra de león — young lion
  • Swahili: shibli — young lion
  • Swedish: lejonunge — young lion
  • Ukrainian: левеня́ (levenjá) — young lion
  • Ukrainian: левеня́тко (levenjátko) — young lion
  • Volapük: leonül — young lion