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 Guests were served a five-tiered cake adorned with white swan pillars, bells, tiny sugar flowers, and a white-chocolate cherub. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 July 2021 Further analysis shows that the belt was decorated with images of a lion and a cherub; the sword’s scabbard, meanwhile, bore the likeness of an oval shield. — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2021 At the end of the first book, a picture of Eevee shows a cherub of a child. — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2021 Downtown visitors can once again meet up under the cherub this holiday season. — Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star, 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, 30 Dec. 2020 The cherub first appeared atop the L.S. Ayres Clock in 1947. — Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star, 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, 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, 28 Aug. 2020 See More

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