noun

cherub

cherub

The painting depicted a cherub with small wings.

The painting depicted a cherub with small wings.

Her baby is a perfect little cherub.

Her baby is a perfect little cherub.

((a cherub)) an angel or an angelic child The painting showed a sleeping cherub.

Synonyms: angel, putto

From Hebrew 'kerubh', a type of angel in the Bible.

Think of Cupid, who is often depicted as a cherub. The 'ch' is pronounced like in 'chair'.

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