- 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
- an innocent or sweet child
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cher•ub /ˈtʃɛrəb/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. cher•u•bim /ˈtʃɛrəbɪm, -yʊbɪm/USA pronunciation for 2.; cher•ubs for 4 in Unabridged dictionary.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Religiona kind of angel, often represented as a winged child.
- a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face.
cher•ub
(cher′əb),USA pronunciation n., pl. cher•ubs for 3, 4; cher•u•bim (cher′ə bim, -yŏŏ bim)USA pronunciation for 1, 2.
che•ru•bic
(chə ro̅o̅′bik),USA pronunciation che•ru′bi•cal, adj.
che•ru′bi•cal•ly, adv.
cher′ub•like′, adj.
- Biblea celestial being. Gen. 3:24;
Ezek. 1, 10. - Religion[Theol.]a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings.
- a beautiful or innocent person, esp. a child.
- a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face.
- Hebrew kərūbhīm (plural)
- Greek
- Latin cherūbim
- Hebrew kərūbh; replacing Middle English cherubin, Old English c(h)erubin, cerubim (all singular)
- Greek
- Latin
- Middle English bef. 900
cher′ub•like′, adj.
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cherub /ˈtʃɛrəb/ n ( pl cherubs, cherubim /ˈtʃɛrəbɪm; -ʊbɪm/)
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