cherub

The definition of a cherub is a sweet looking innocent baby, or is a winged angelic figure.

(noun)

Cupid is an example of a cherub.

See cherub in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Bible one of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of God or act as guardian spirits: Ezek. 10
Christian Theol. any of the second order of angels, usually ranked just below the seraphim
a representation of one of the cherubim as, in early art, a winged angel clothed in red or, later, a chubby, rosy-faced child with wings
a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, innocent face

Origin: ME < OE ceruphin < LL(Ec) cherub < Heb kerūbh < Akkadian karūbu, gracious < karābu, to bless

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See cherub in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

pl. cher·u·bim (chĕrˈə-bĭmˌ, -yə-bĭmˌ)
a. A winged celestial being.
b. cherubim Christianity The second of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
pl. cher·ubs
a. A representation of a small angel, portrayed as a child with a chubby rosy face.
b. A person, especially a child, with an innocent or chubby face.