Phrase guide

tiger cub

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A young tiger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a young tiger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cub, young carnivore, tiger, Panthera tigris

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: тыграня́ (tyhranjá) — young tiger
  • Belarusian: тыгранё (tyhranjó) — young tiger
  • Bulgarian: ти́гърче (tígǎrče) — young tiger
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小老虎 (xiǎolǎohǔ) — young tiger
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虎子 (hǔzǐ) — young tiger
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虎羔子 (hǔgāozi) — young tiger
  • Min Nan Chinese: 虎仔 (hó͘-á) — young tiger
  • Danish: tigerunge — young tiger
  • Esperanto: tigrido — young tiger
  • Esperanto: virtigrido — young tiger
  • Esperanto: tigridino — young tiger
  • Finnish: tiikerinpentu — young tiger
  • French: tigreau — young tiger
  • French: bébé tigre — young tiger
  • French: jeune tigre — young tiger
  • German: Tigerbaby — young tiger
  • German: Tigerjunges — young tiger
  • Hindi: बघेरा (bagherā) — young tiger
  • Italian: tigrotto — young tiger
  • Kalmyk: ирвскин кичг (irvskin kiçg) — young tiger
  • Kazakh: шөнжік (şönjık) — young tiger
  • Kazakh: сарымақ (sarymaq) — young tiger
  • Kazakh: мәулен (mäulen) — young tiger
  • Korean: 개호주 (gaehoju) — young tiger
  • Latvian: tīģerēns — young tiger
  • Mongolian: бамбар (bambar) — young tiger
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tigerunge — young tiger
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tigerunge — young tiger
  • Polish: tygrysiątko — young tiger
  • Romanian: pui de tigru — young tiger
  • Russian: тигрёнок (tigrjónok) — young tiger
  • Swedish: tigerunge — young tiger
  • Ukrainian: тигреня́ (tyhrenjá) — young tiger
  • Ukrainian: тигреня́тко (tyhrenjátko) — young tiger