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adorable

adjective
 
 
/əˈdɔː.rə.bl̩/ US  /-ˈdɔːr.ə-/

Definition

describes a person or animal that is easy to love because they are so attractive and often small: She has the most adorable two-year-old girl. an adorable puppyAttractiveSexual attractionSmart and elegant
(Definition of adorable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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