cherubic


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cher·ub

 (chĕr′əb)
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.

[Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew kərûb; see krb in Semitic roots.]

che·ru′bic (chə-ro͞o′bĭk) adj.
che·ru′bi·cal·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.cherubic - having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherubcherubic - having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"
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cherubic

adjective angelic, appealing, sweet, heavenly, innocent, lovable, adorable, seraphic the toddler's beaming, cherubic face
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cherubic

adjective
Of or like a baby:
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Translations
مَلائِكي
andělský
engleagtigkerubisk
kerubi
engillegur; saklaus; búlduleitur
melek gibi

cherubic

[tʃeˈruːbɪk] ADJquerúbico
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cherubic

[tʃɛˈruːbɪk] adjda cherubino
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cherub

(ˈtʃerəb) noun
an angel with wings and the plump face and body of a child.
cheˈrubic (-ˈruː-) adjective
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References in classic literature ?
Her lord being cherubic, she was necessarily majestic, according to the principle which matrimonially unites contrasts.
When the agreement was ready in duplicate (the landlord having worked at it like some cherubic scribe, in what is conventionally called a doubtful, which means a not at all doubtful, Old Master), it was signed by the contracting parties, Bella looking on as scornful witness.
Young, not over thirty, dark of complexion with large, long-lashed brown eyes that he fondly believed were magnetic, cherubic of lip and feature, he belied all his appearance by talking business in direct business fashion.
"I said that you did," answered Jessie, with an affectation of cherubic simplicity.
Aaron was not indisposed to display his talents, even to an ogre, under protecting circumstances; and after a few more signs of coyness, consisting chiefly in rubbing the backs of his hands over his eyes, and then peeping between them at Master Marner, to see if he looked anxious for the "carril", he at length allowed his head to be duly adjusted, and standing behind the table, which let him appear above it only as far as his broad frill, so that he looked like a cherubic head untroubled with a body, he began with a clear chirp, and in a melody that had the rhythm of an industrious hammer
Thy words Attentive, and with more delighted eare Divine instructer, I have heard, then when Cherubic Songs by night from neighbouring Hills Aereal Music send: nor knew I not To be both will and deed created free; Yet that we never shall forget to love Our maker, and obey him whose command Single, is yet so just, my constant thoughts Assur'd me and still assure: though what thou tellst Hath past in Heav'n, som doubt within me move, But more desire to hear, if thou consent, The full relation, which must needs be strange, Worthy of Sacred silence to be heard; And we have yet large day, for scarce the Sun Hath finisht half his journey, and scarce begins His other half in the great Zone of Heav'n.
He looked extraordinarily cherubic. "Der Prinz," he said.
His hair was white and well brushed back like a German's; his face was red, fierce and cherubic, with one dark tuft under the lower lip that threw up that otherwise infantile visage with an effect theatrical and even Mephistophelean.
Their griefstricken mother blames Anna for exposing the boys to a diabolical spectre called La Llorona, left, who will now target Anna's cherubic offspring.
Her son, cherubic, in his shorts and long hair, Pegging out the clothes she used to wear; Told her his mother did not wear those iron corsets; bad for her health as he cast out her secrets!
THE PRODIGY (15) HH HHH A PSYCHOPATH lives to slay another day by possessing the body of a cherubic eight-year-old boy in director Nicholas McCarthy's hoary horror.
Aamir Abbass Soomro lauded the services of ever memorable Human and Cherubic Rao Bahadur for well being of the masses without any discrimination of caste, race and color etc.