cherub

cher·ub

 (chĕr′əb)

n.

1. pl. cher·u·bim (chĕr′ə-bĭm′, -yə-bĭm′)

a. A winged celestial being.

b. cherubim Christianity The second of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.

2. pl. cher·ubs

a. A putto.

b. A person, especially a child, with an innocent or chubby face.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew kərûb; see krb in Semitic roots.]

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che·ru′bic (chə-ro͞o′bĭk) adj.

che·ru′bi·cal·ly adv.

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cherub

(ˈtʃɛrəb)

n, pl cherubs or cherubim (ˈtʃɛrəbɪm; -ʊbɪm)

1. (Theology) theol a member of the second order of angels, whose distinctive gift is knowledge, often represented as a winged child or winged head of a child

2. an innocent or sweet child

[Old English, from Hebrew kěrūbh]

cherubic, cheˈrubical adj

cheˈrubically adv

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cher•ub

(ˈtʃɛr əb)

n., pl. cher•ubs for 4; cher•u•bim (ˈtʃɛr ə bɪm, -yʊ bɪm) for 1, 2.

1. a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.

2. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a winged child.

3. a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby face.

[before 900; Old English c(h)erubin, cerubim (all singular) < Latin cherūbim < Greek < Hebrew kərūbhīm (pl.)]

che•ru•bic (tʃəˈru bɪk) adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cherub - a sweet innocent baby     babe, baby, infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
	2.	cherub - an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child angel - spiritual being attendant upon God

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Translations

ملاك مَلاك ذو أجْنِحَه

andělíčekcherubín

englebarnkerub

Cherub

chérubinangelot

kisangyal

kerúb

cherubinoputtoangioletto

cherubinascherubino

ķerubs

basunengelkjerub

херувим

cherubín

kerub

kanatlı çocuk yüzlü melek

小天使胖娃娃

cherub

[ˈtʃerəb] N (cherubs (pl))

1. → querubín m, angelito m

2. (Rel) (cherubim (pl)) [ˈtʃerəbɪm] → querubín m

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cherub

[ˈtʃɛrəb] n (= angel) → chérubin m

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cherub

n

pl <-im> (Eccl) → Cherub m

pl <-s> (Art) → Putte f, → Putto m (form); (= baby) → Engelchen nt

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cherub

[ˈtʃɛrəb] n

a. (cherubs (pl)) (child) → angioletto

b. (cherubim (pl)) [ˈtʃɛrəbɪm] (Rel) → cherubino

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cherub

(ˈtʃerəb) noun

an angel with wings and the plump face and body of a child. engel ملاك مَلاك ذو أجْنِحَه херувим querubim cherubín, andělíček der Cherub englebarn; kerub χερουβείμ keerub فرشته کوچک بالدار با گونه های گلگون kerubi chérubinכרוב फरिश्ता, देवदूत anđeo, kerubin (kis)angyal kerubin kerúb cherubino 天使 천사 cherubinas ķerubs rubi cherubijnbasunengel, kjerub cherubin مقربه ملائكه: ښكلى ماشوم querubim heruvim херувим cherubín kerubin heruvim kerub เทพธิดา kanatlı çocuk yüzlü melek 小天使 херувим کروبی ، فرشتہ tiểu thiên sứ 小天使，胖娃娃

cheˈrubic (-ˈruː-) adjective

engelagtig مَلائِكي херувимски angélico andělský Cherub-... engleagtig; kerubisk αγγελικός keerublik فرشته مانند؛ معصوم kerubimainen angélique מַלאֲכִי देवदूत की तरह anđeoski kerubi manis engillegur; saklaus; búlduleitur di/da cherubino 天使の (ような) 천사의 cherubino, angeliškas ķeruba- kerubian engelachtigengleaktig, kjerubiskanielski لکه فرشته angélico angelic ангелоподобный anjelský angelski heruvimski kerubisk, änglalik น่ารัก melek gibi 小天使(似)的 невинний як херувим فرشتے کی طرح có vẻ dịu dàng 小天使（似）的

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