cherub
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈtʃɛr.əb/
:
querub
- I see a cherub that sees them.
- cherubs and angels
- cherubs on the ceiling
- chubby cherub
Examples
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Mary Craine thought that sometimes the ringlets on his head made him look like a wise cherub.
Fiction book (1990) -
The pretty cover has rococo cherubs and clouds on it.
Fiction book (2002) -
The bishop held up the cherub's head.
Fiction book (2000) -
What is a painting without cherubs?
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Let's send one of the cherubs down to fetch a copy.
Academic text (2011) -
By their table, a fountain sprayed colored water at a stone cherub.
Fiction book (2002) -
I found these vintage cherub sconces on eBay.
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They commissioned Daniel Chester French to sculpt a cherub in memorial.
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Behind him, Phil is chipping away at a small hunk of marble, sculpting a very lovely cherub.
Fiction book (1993) -
The painting featured two cherubs playing among the clouds, their wings shimmering in the sunlight.
Synonyms
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1.8
A religious being with wings believed to bring messages or help from God
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cherub originally named a high-ranking angel called kerub, yet in Western art these angels were often painted as round, rosy children with wings. That's why a cherub in paintings is a chubby, child-like angel rather than a serious, adult figure.