cher‧ub /ˈtʃerəb/ noun [countable]
[Date: 800-900; Language: Latin; Origin: Greek cheroub, from Hebrew kerubh]

1. an angel shown in works of art as a fat pretty child with small wings

2. informal a young pretty child who behaves very well

3. (plural cherubim /ˈtʃerəbɪm/) one of the angels who guard the seat where God sits
—cherubic /tʃəˈruːbɪk/ adjective:
a smile of cherubic innocence

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