cherubic

cher·ub

C0277600 (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.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew kərûb; see krb in Semitic roots.]

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che·ru′bic (chə-ro͞o′bĭk) adj.che·ru′bi·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cherubic - having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"angelical, seraphic, sweet, angeliclovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"

cherubic

adjective angelic, appealing, sweet, heavenly, innocent, lovable, adorable, seraphic the toddler's beaming, cherubic face

cherubic

adjectiveOf or like a baby:babyish, childlike, infantile, infantine.

Translations

小天使似的

cherub

(ˈtʃerəb) noun an angel with wings and the plump face and body of a child. 小天使 小天使，胖娃娃 cheˈrubic (-ˈruː-) adjective 小天使(似)的 小天使（似）的