lion cub

noun

A young lion

Meanings

nounlion cub (plural lion cubs)

plural lion cubs

  1. femininemasculineA young lion

Translations

Afrikaans leeutjie, leeuwelpie
  • leeutjieyoung lion
  • leeuwelpieyoung lion
  • leeuwelpyoung lion
Bulgarian лъвче́
  • лъвче́ (lăvčé)young lion
Czech lvíče
  • lvíčeyoung lion
Dutch leeuwenwelp, leeuwenwelpje
  • leeuwenwelpyoung lion
  • leeuwenwelpjeyoung lion
  • welpyoung lion
  • welpjeyoung lion
Esperanto leonido, virleonido
  • leonidoyoung lion
  • virleonidoyoung lion
  • leonidinoyoung lion
Finnish leijonanpentu
  • leijonanpentuyoung lion
French lionceau, lionçonne
  • lionceauyoung lion
  • lionçonneyoung lion
  • lioncelleyoung lion
German Löwenbaby, Löwenjunges
  • Löwenbabyyoung lion
  • Löwenjungesyoung lion
  • Löwenwelpeyoung lion
  • Löwenwelpinyoung lion
Greek λιονταράκι
  • λιονταράκι (liontaráki)young lion
Icelandic ljónshvolpur
  • ljónshvolpuryoung lion
Italian leoncino, leoncina
  • leoncinoyoung lion
  • leoncinayoung lion
Japanese 子ライオン
  • 子ライオンyoung lion
Korean 새끼사자
  • 새끼사자 (saekkisaja)young lion
Lithuanian liūtukas
  • liūtukasyoung lion
Malay anak singa
  • anak singayoung lion
Norwegian Bokmål løveunge
  • løveungeyoung lion
Polish lwiątko, lwię
  • lwiątkoyoung lion
  • lwięyoung lion
Portuguese leãozinho
  • leãozinhoyoung lion
Romanian leușor, leuț
  • leușoryoung lion
  • leuțyoung lion
Russian львёнок
  • львёнок (lʹvjónok)young lion
Slovak levíča
  • levíčayoung lion
Spanish cachorro de león, cachorra de león
  • cachorro de leónyoung lion
  • cachorra de leónyoung lion
Swahili shibli
  • shibliyoung lion
Swedish lejonunge
  • lejonungeyoung lion
Ukrainian левеня́, левеня́тко
  • левеня́ (levenjá)young lion
  • левеня́тко (levenjátko)young lion
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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