cherub

Definition of Cherub in English :

1. cherub

a sweet innocent baby

2. cherub

an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cherub

nounWord forms: plural cherubs or cherubim (ˈtʃɛrəbɪm , -ʊbɪm)

1. theology

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

nounWord forms: plural ˈcherubs, ˈcheruˌbim (ˈtʃɛrjuˌbɪm ; cherˈyo̅obimˌ; ˈtʃɛrəˌbɪm ; cherˈəbimˌ), ˈcheruˌbims

1. Bible

one of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of God or act as guardian spirits: Ezek. 10

2. Christian Theology

any of the second order of angels, usually ranked just below the seraphim

3.

a representation of one of the cherubim as, in early art, a winged angel clothed in red or, later, a chubby, rosy-faced child with wings

4.

a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, innocent face

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.