Gave birth to little lions, perhaps

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cub \Cub\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Cubbed (k[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cubbing .] To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of persons. ``Cubb'd in a cabin.'' --Dryden.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an awkward and inexperienced youth [syn: greenhorn , rookie ] a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: lad , laddie , sonny , sonny boy ] the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion [syn: young carnivore ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: cub)