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male child vs cub

cub vs male child

male child and cub both are nouns.

male child is not a verb while cub is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
male child Yes No No No
cub Yes No Yes No
As nouns, cub is a hyponym of male child; that is, cub is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than male child:
  • male child: a youthful male person
  • cub: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
Other hyponyms of male child include altar boy, ball boy, bat boy, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy, catamite, farm boy, Fauntleroy, Little Lord Fauntleroy, ploughboy, plowboy, schoolboy, Scout, shop boy.
male child (noun) cub (noun)
a youthful male person the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
an awkward and inexperienced youth
male child (verb) cub (verb)
give birth to cubs
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