bear cub

noun

A young bear.

Meanings

nounbear cub (plural bear cubs)

plural bear cubs · alternative bearcub

  1. A young bear.

    Synonyms: bearlet, bearling, bear-whelp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA young bear.

Translations

Arabic دَيْسَم
  • دَيْسَم (daysam)young bear
Bulgarian ме́че
  • ме́че (méče)young bear
Chinese Mandarin 熊崽, 小熊
  • 熊崽 (xióngzǎi)young bear
  • 小熊 (xiǎoxióng)young bear
Czech medvídě
  • medvíděyoung bear
Danish bjørneunge
  • bjørneungeyoung bear
Dutch berenjong, berenwelp
  • berenjongyoung bear
  • berenwelpyoung bear
Esperanto ursido, ursidino
  • ursidoyoung bear
  • ursidinoyoung bear
Estonian karupoeg
  • karupoegyoung bear
Finnish karhunpentu
  • karhunpentuyoung bear
French ourson, oursonne
  • oursonyoung bear
  • oursonneyoung bear
German Bärenjunges
  • Bärenjungesyoung bear
Hungarian bocs, medvebocs
  • bocsyoung bear
  • medvebocsyoung bear
Icelandic húnn
  • húnnyoung bear
Irish coileán béir
  • coileán béiryoung bear
Italian cucciolo di orso, orsetto
  • cucciolo di orsoyoung bear
  • orsettoyoung bear
Japanese 子熊
  • 子熊 (koguma)young bear
Korean 새끼곰, 아기곰
  • 새끼곰 (saekkigom)young bear
  • 아기곰 (agigom)young bear
Latin ursulus, catulus ursī
  • ursulusyoung bear
  • catulus ursīyoung bear
Norwegian Bokmål bjørnunge
  • bjørnungeyoung bear
Polish niedźwiadek
  • niedźwiadekyoung bear
Portuguese filhote de urso
  • filhote de ursoyoung bear
Romanian ursuleț, pui de urs
  • ursulețyoung bear
  • pui de ursyoung bear
Russian медвежо́нок
  • медвежо́нок (medvežónok)young bear
Slovak medvieďa
  • medvieďayoung bear
Spanish osezno, esbardo
  • oseznoyoung bear
  • esbardoyoung bear
Swedish björnunge
  • björnungeyoung bear
Ukrainian ведме́дик, ведмежа́
  • ведме́дик (vedmédyk)young bear
  • ведмежа́ (vedmežá)young bear
Vietnamese gấu con, con gấu con
  • gấu conyoung bear
  • con gấu conyoung bear
Welsh cenau arth, arth fach
  • cenau arthyoung bear
  • arth fachyoung bear
Cite this entry
APA

bear cub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20cub

MLA

“bear cub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20cub. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bear cub,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20cub.

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