Synonyms of the word

cub

• n. A young fox.
• n. (by extension) The young of certain other animals, including the bear, wolf, lion and tiger.
• n. (humorous or derogatory) A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
• n. (obsolete) A stall for cattle.
• n. (obsolete) A cupboard.
• v. To give birth to cubs.
• v. To hunt fox cubs.
• v. (obsolete) To shut up or confine.
• acr. cashed up bogan.

beginner

• n. Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
• n. Someone who sets (or puts) something in motion.

boy

• n. A young male, particularly.
• n. (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
• n. (affectionate, diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
• n. (obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest…
• n. (now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or…
• n. (now offensive) Any non-white male, regardless of age.
• n. (in affectionate address) A male animal, especially a male dog.
• n. (historical, military) A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
• n. (US, slang) Heroin.
• interj. Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
• v. to use the word boy to refer to someone.
• v. (transitive) to act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).

greenhorn

• n. (chiefly US) an inexperienced person; a novice, beginner or newcomer.

initiate

• adj. (obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new.
• adj. (obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
• n. A new member of an organization.
• n. One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
• v. (transitive) To begin; to start.
• v. To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
• v. To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
• v. (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.

lad

• n. A boy or young man.
• n. (Britain) A Jack the lad; a boyo.
• n. A familiar term of address for a young man.
• n. A groom who works with horses (also called stable-lad).
• n. (Ireland) A penis.

laddie

• n. (Scottish dialect) A small boy.

litter

• n. (countable) A platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried…
• n. (collective, countable) The offspring of a mammal born in one birth.
• n. (uncountable) Material used as bedding for animals.
• n. (uncountable) Collectively, items discarded on the ground.
• n. (uncountable) Absorbent material used in an animal's litter tray.
• n. (uncountable) Layer of fallen leaves and similar organic matter in a forest floor.
• n. A covering of straw for plants.
• v. (intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas…
• v. (transitive) To strew with scattered articles.
• v. (transitive) To give birth to, used of animals.
• v. (intransitive) To produce a litter of young.
• v. (transitive) To supply (cattle etc.) with litter; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.
• v. (intransitive) To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.

novice

• n. A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
• n. (religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.

rookie

• n. An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
• n. A novice.
• n. An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially…
• n. (Britain) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.
• adj. non-professional; amateur.

sonny

• n. a familiar form of address for a boy.

tiro

• n. A newly recruited soldier.
• n. A novice without practical experience.

tyro

• n. A beginner; a novice.