cherub
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɛrəb/
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querubín
- Her innocent expression is just like the cherub's.
- little cherub
- tiny cherub
- smiling cherub
Like a sort of cherub, like like a younger face.
- Like a sort of cherub, like like a younger face.
Examples
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That little boy, with his bright blue eyes and curly hair, is a real cherub in every sense of the word.
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He looks like a little cherub or something.
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Just like a little cherub.
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And then I thought maybe my cute little cherub candle.
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The ones they always put on the greeting cards are the cute little cherub ones.
Fiction book (2000) -
Good night, my little magical cherubs.
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He was blond and he had the face of a cherub, and we all laughed.
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I was proud as could be, snapping up pictures of his cherub face smothered in green bean puree.
Blog text (18) -
Only the youngest girl, a cherub-cheeked three-year-old, waved happily to him.
Fiction book (1990) -
The twins lay curled like cherubs next to the dog beneath the spreading limbs of the now-decorated tree.
Blog text (32)
Synonyms
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2.7
A child who behaves well and is much loved
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7.8
A small doll or a name for a sweet child
A very cute baby who looks innocent
Antonyms
How Angelic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cherub comes from an old Hebrew word kerub for a heavenly guardian, but artists long ago began to show these guardians as chubby, winged children. Because of those pictures, we now call a sweet, innocent baby a 'cherub'.