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1. (n.) cherub
a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
2. cherub
a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a winged child.
3. cherub
a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby face.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE c(h)erubin, cerubim (all sing.) < L cherūbim < Gk < Heb k&schwa;rūbhīm (pl.))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cherub
a sweet innocent baby
2. (noun) cherub
an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cherub
a mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x
2. (noun) cherub
a symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple
3. (noun) cherub
one of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see Seraph), and in later art the children's heads with wings are generally called cherubs
4. (noun) cherub
a beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children
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Sense: an angel with wings and the plump face and body of a child.
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 Afrikaans: engel |
 Arabic: ملاك مَلاك ذو أجْنِحَه |
 Bulgarian: херувим |
 Brazilian: querubim |
 Czech: cherubín, andělíček |
 German: der Cherub |
 Danish: englebarn; kerub |
 Greek: χερουβείμ |
 Estonian: keerub |
 Farsi: فرشته کوچک بالدار با گونه |
 Finnish: kerubi |
 French: chérubin |
 Hebrew: כְּרוּב |
 Hindi: फरिश्ता, देवदूत |
 Croatian: anđeo, kerubin |
 Hungarian: (kis)angyal |
 Indonesian: kerubin |
 Icelandic: kerúb |
 Italian: cherubino |
 Japanese: 天使 |
 Korean: 천사 |
 Lithuanian: cherubinas |
 Latvian: ķerubs |
 Malay: rubi |
 Dutch: cherubijn |
 Norwegian: basunengel, kjerub |
 Polish: cherubin |
 Persian: فرشته کوچک بالدار با گونه |
 Pashto: مقربه ملائكه: ښكلى ماشوم |
 Portuguese: querubim |
 Romanian: heruvim |
 Russian: херувим |
 Slovak: cherubín |
 Slovenian: kerubin |
 Serbian: heruvim |
 Swedish: kerub |
 Thai: เทพธิดา |
 Turkish: kanatlı çocuk yüzlü melek |
 Taiwanese: 小天使 |
 Ukrainian: херувим |
 Urdu: کروبی ، فرشتہ |
 Vietnamese: tiểu thiên sứ |
 Chinese: 小天使，胖娃娃 |
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