A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CUB

Thu, 15 Jun '23
Babe in the woods
Sun, 2 Apr '23
Baby hyena
Mon, 20 Feb '23
Baby bear
Tue, 15 Nov '22
Chicago ballplayer
Fri, 11 Nov '22
Baby cheetah
Wed, 10 Aug '22
Baby aardvark
Thu, 2 Jun '22
Ursa minor?