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cherubs

[cher-uhb] Origin

cher·ub

[cher-uhb]
noun, plural cher·ubs for 3, 4; cher·u·bim [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.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English < Latin < Greek < Hebrew kərūbh; replacing Middle English cherubin, Old English c(h)erubin, cerubim (all singular) < Latin cherūbim < Greek < Hebrew kərūbhīm (plural)

che·ru·bic [chuh-roo-bik] , che·ru·bi·cal, adjective
cher·ub·like, adjective
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Cherubs is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Word Origin & History

cherub
c.1367, as an order of angels, from L.L. cherub, from Gk. cheroub, from Heb. kerubh (pl. kerubhim), perhaps related to Akkadian karubu "gracious, one who blesses," an epithet of the bull-colossus.
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