cherubic


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cherub/ˈtʃerəb/
noun
  • 1 (pl. cherubim or cherubs) an angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God, conventionally represented as a chubby child with wings.
  • 2 (pl. cherubs) a beautiful or innocent-looking child.
– derivatives
cherubic adjective,
cherubically adverb.
– origin OE cherubin, ult. (via L. and Gk) from Heb. kĕrūḇ, pl. kĕrūḇīm.
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