cherub

noun

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cher·ub | \ ˈcher-əb

, ˈche-rəb \

plural cherubs or cherubim\ ˈcher-ə-ˌbim

, ˈker- also ˈcher-yə- \

Definition of cherub

1 cherubim plural : an order of angels — see celestial hierarchy

2 plural usually cherubs

a : a beautiful usually winged child in painting and sculpture

b : an innocent-looking usually chubby and rosy person This torrent of arcane football lingo spewed from the lips of a red-haired, freckle-faced cherub …— Tim Layden

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Other Words from cherub

cherubic \ chə-ˈrü-bik

also ˈcher-ə- \ adjective

cherubically \ chə-ˈrü-bi-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

cherublike \ ˈcher-əb-ˌlīk

\ adjective

Examples of cherub in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Downtown visitors can once again meet up under the cherub this holiday season. — Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star, "The L.S. Ayres Clock cherub 'magically' appears downtown once again," 27 Nov. 2020 We have been conditioned to believe that with a clock’s tick on one particular midnight, a bent old man hands the baton of time to a sprightly cherub in a top hat. — New York Times, "This New Year’s Eve, Times Square Will Be Filled With Hope. But Not People.," 30 Dec. 2020 The cherub first appeared atop the L.S. Ayres Clock in 1947. — Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star, "The L.S. Ayres Clock cherub 'magically' appears downtown once again," 27 Nov. 2020 In the 1990s, a long crack was reported in Louis' cloak, and two toes were missing from a cherub at his feet. — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, "Bipartisan resolution asks Louisville mayor to restore King Louis statue, return it downtown," 4 Nov. 2020 The cherub was designed by the artist Virginia Holmes, who worked in the L.S. Ayres department store’s advertising department. — Christine Fernando, The Indianapolis Star, "'This clock means so much to people': Restoration is starting on downtown's Ayres clock," 28 Aug. 2020 The bridegroom chose a semi-matching outfit of black brocade lined with crimson silk, and a cap topped with a brooch that his new wife had given him, featuring a unicorn and a cherub. — Anne Thériault, Longreads, "Queens of Infamy: Lucrezia Borgia," 28 May 2020 If Dave was the Alpha, Martin was the poet — dreamy, elusive, and gorgeous, like a pervy cherub in a leather vest. — Laura Bond, Longreads, "What I Did for (Strange) Love," 10 Aug. 2020 There, ox-eye daisies flourish from portentous box tombs, and the stone is softened by gold lichen; once-grieving cherubs wink from garlands of ivy, and extravagant calligraphy is worn to flourishes and flowers. — 1843, "Can words do the dead justice?," 21 May 2020

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