cherub
noun [C] /ˈtʃer.əb/ (plural cherubs, plural formal cherubim /-ə.bɪm/ )Definition
› an angel that is represented in art as a beautiful, fat, naked child with small wingsPicturesSculptureAngels › informal approving a beautiful and well-behaved childChildren and babies
(Definition of cherub noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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