Meanings
wolf cub1
nounwolf cub (plural wolf cubs)
plural wolf cubs · alternative wolfcub
- A young wolf.
Synonyms: wolf-child, wolfkin, wolfling, wolf pup, wolf whelp
Wolf Cub2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA young wolf.
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Translations
Basque otsokume, otsoko
- otsokumeyoung wolf
- otsokoyoung wolf
Bulgarian вълче́
- вълче́ (vălčé)young wolf
Catalan llobató
- llobatóyoung wolf
Chinese Mandarin 狼崽
- 狼崽 (lángzǎi)young wolf
Czech vlče
- vlčeyoung wolf
Dutch welp, wolvenwelp
- welpyoung wolf
- wolvenwelpyoung wolf
Esperanto lupido
- lupidoyoung wolf
Estonian hundikutsikas
- hundikutsikasyoung wolf
Finnish sudenpentu
- sudenpentuyoung wolf
French louveteau, louvetelle
- louveteauyoung wolf
- louvetelleyoung wolf
German Wolfswelpe, Wolfswelpin
- Wolfswelpeyoung wolf
- Wolfswelpinyoung wolf
- Wolfsjungesyoung wolf
Greek λυκάκι, λυκόπουλο
- λυκάκι (lykáki)young wolf
- λυκόπουλο (lykópoulo)young wolf
Hungarian farkaskölyök
- farkaskölyökyoung wolf
Italian lupacchiotto
- lupacchiottoyoung wolf
Japanese 子オオカミ, おおかみこども
- 子オオカミ (koōkami)young wolf
- おおかみこどもyoung wolf
Korean 새끼늑대
- 새끼늑대 (saekkineukdae)young wolf
Latin lupellus
- lupellusyoung wolf
Lithuanian vilkiukas
- vilkiukasyoung wolf
Malay anak serigala
- anak serigalayoung wolf
Norwegian ulvunge
- ulvungeyoung wolf
Persian بچه گرگ
- بچه گرگ (bače gorg)young wolf
Polish wilczę
- wilczęyoung wolf
Portuguese lobato, lobacho
- lobatoyoung wolf
- lobachoyoung wolf
- lobinhoyoung wolf
Romanian pui de lup, lupan
- pui de lupyoung wolf
- lupanyoung wolf
Russian волчо́нок
- волчо́нок (volčónok)young wolf
Slovak vĺča
- vĺčayoung wolf
Spanish cachorro de lobo, lobezno
- cachorro de loboyoung wolf
- lobeznoyoung wolf
- lobatoyoung wolf
- lobitoyoung wolf
Swedish vargunge
- vargungeyoung wolf
Ukrainian вовченя́, вовча́
- вовченя́ (vovčenjá)young wolf
- вовча́ (vovčá)young wolf
Vietnamese gấu chó sói, con gấu chó sói
- gấu chó sóiyoung wolf
- con gấu chó sóiyoung wolf
Welsh pothan, cenau blaidd
- pothanyoung wolf
- cenau blaiddyoung wolf
Cite this entry
APA
wolf cub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolf%20cub
MLA
“wolf cub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolf%20cub. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wolf cub,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolf%20cub.
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