1_million_words | Word of the Day 10/13/25 Cherub

Cherub (noun)
cherub [cher-uhb]

noun, plural cherubs, cherubim
1. (in the Bible) a celestial being.
2. Theology., a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings.
3. a beautiful or innocent person, especially a child.
4. a person, especially a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face.

Other Word Forms
cherubic adjective
cherubical adjective
cherublike adjective
cherubically adverb

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Origin: First recorded before 900; Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew kərūbh; replacing Middle English cherubin, Old English c(h)erubin, cerubim (all singular), from Latin cherūbim, from Greek, from Hebrew kərūbhīm (plural)

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She pans down to show double sinks that feature a cherub motif.
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There are a few visual effects, to indicate hazy memories, and a through line built around a white piano decorated with cherubim, which ends the film on a happy note.
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Mr Piovesana also had a cartoon-style tattoo of a man, a car and a cherub on his arm, and a Vespa motorbike on his stomach, they added.
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There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava.
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My favorite, predictably, was the Tunnel of Love, where couples can pose on a vintage pink Cadillac under a roof painted with cherubs.
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