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noun, plural cher·ubs for 3, 4; cher·u·bim 
[cher-uh-bim, -yoo-bim] for 1, 2.
[cher-uh-bim, -yoo-bim] for 1, 2. 1.
a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
2.
Theology. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings.
3.
a beautiful or innocent person, especially a child.
4.
a person, especially a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face.
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Cherubim
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
cherubim [(chair-uh-bim, chair-yuh-bim)]sing. cherub
One of the groups of the angels.
Note: God is often described in the Old Testament as sitting on a throne supported by cherubim.
Note: In the art of the Renaissance, cherubim (or cherubs) are depicted as chubby babies with wings. Hence, a person with a chubby, childlike face may be called “cherubic.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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