cherub

noun

/ˈtʃerəb/

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(plural cherubs, cherubim
/ˈtʃerəbɪm/

/ˈtʃerəbɪm/
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(in art) a type of angel, shown as a small, fat, usually male child with wings
- carvings of Madonnas and cherubs
compare seraph
(plural cherubs)
(informal) a pretty child; a child who behaves well
- I was quite a good student—no cherub, but no devil either.

Word OriginOld English cherubin, ultimately (via Latin and Greek) from Hebrew kěrūb̲, plural kěrūb̲īm. A rabbinic folk etymology, which explains the Hebrew singular form as representing Aramaic kě-rab̲yā ‘like a child’, led to the representation of the cherub as a child.

单词	cherub
释义	cherub noun /ˈtʃerəb/ /ˈtʃerəb/ jump to other results (plural cherubs, cherubim /ˈtʃerəbɪm/ /ˈtʃerəbɪm/ ) (in art) a type of angel, shown as a small, fat, usually male child with wings carvings of Madonnas and cherubs compare seraph (plural cherubs) (informal) a pretty child; a child who behaves well I was quite a good student—no cherub, but no devil either. Word OriginOld English cherubin, ultimately (via Latin and Greek) from Hebrew kěrūb̲, plural kěrūb̲īm. A rabbinic folk etymology, which explains the Hebrew singular form as representing Aramaic kě-rab̲yā ‘like a child’, led to the representation of the cherub as a child.
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