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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.
che·ru′bic (chə-ro͞o′bĭk) adj.
che·ru′bi·cal·ly adv.
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cherub
(ˈtʃɛrəb)n, pl cherubs or cherubim (ˈtʃɛrəbɪm; -ʊbɪm)
1. (Theology) theol 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
[Old English, from Hebrew kěrūbh]
cherubic, cheˈrubical adj
cheˈrubically adv
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cher•ub
(ˈtʃɛr əb)n., pl. cher•ubs for 4; cher•u•bim (ˈtʃɛr ə bɪm, -yʊ bɪm) for 1, 2.
1. a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
2. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a winged child.
3. a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby face.
[before 900; Old English c(h)erubin, cerubim (all singular) < Latin cherūbim < Greek < Hebrew kərūbhīm (pl.)]
che•ru•bic (tʃəˈru bɪk) adj.
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Noun 1. [画像:cherub - a sweet innocent baby]cherub - a sweet innocent baby
2. cherub - an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
angel - spiritual being attendant upon God
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Translations
ملاك مَلاك ذو أجْنِحَه
andělíčekcherubín
englebarnkerub
kisangyal
kerúb
cherubinascherubino
ķerubs
cherubín
kerub
kanatlı çocuk yüzlü melek
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cherub
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cherub
[ˈtʃɛrəb] na. (cherubs (pl)) (child) → angioletto
b. (cherubim (pl)) [ˈtʃɛrəbɪm] (Rel) → cherubino
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cherub
(ˈtʃerəb) noun an angel with wings and the plump face and body of a child. engel ملاك مَلاك ذو أجْنِحَه херувим querubim cherubín, andělíček der Cherub englebarn; kerub χερουβείμ keerub فرشته کوچک بالدار با گونه های گلگون kerubi chérubin כרוב फरिश्ता, देवदूत anđeo, kerubin (kis)angyal kerubin kerúb cherubino 天使 천사 cherubinas ķerubs rubi cherubijn basunengel, kjerub cherubin مقربه ملائكه: ښكلى ماشوم querubim heruvim херувим cherubín kerubin heruvim kerub เทพธิดา kanatlı çocuk yüzlü melek 小天使 херувим کروبی ، فرشتہ tiểu thiên sứ 小天使,胖娃娃
cheˈrubic (-ˈruː-) adjective engelagtig مَلائِكي херувимски angélico andělský Cherub-... engleagtig; kerubisk αγγελικός keerublik فرشته مانند؛ معصوم kerubimainen angélique מַלאֲכִי देवदूत की तरह anđeoski kerubi manis engillegur; saklaus; búlduleitur di/da cherubino 天使の (ような) 천사의 cherubino, angeliškas ķeruba- kerubian engelachtig engleaktig, kjerubisk anielski لکه فرشته angélico angelic ангелоподобный anjelský angelski heruvimski kerubisk, änglalik น่ารัก melek gibi 小天使(似)的 невинний як херувим فرشتے کی طرح có vẻ dịu dàng 小天使(似)的
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