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cherubic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /t͡ʃɪˈɹuː.bɪk/
  • /t͡ʃəˈɹuː.bɪk/
  • CMU ARPABET: CH ER0 UW1 B IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: angelical, cherubical, cherublike, angelic, angellike, angelly, cherubic, seraphic

Antonyms: uncherubic

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, or like a baby; infantile

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: babish, babyish, babylike, bairnish, childish, dootsie, hissy, lactifluous, infantile, infantine, immature, kiddish, juvenile, milky, puerile, bairnlike, childlike, childly, juvey

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an angelic smile
  • a cherubic face
  • looking so seraphic when he slept
  • a sweet disposition

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: angelic, angelical, seraphic, sweet

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cherub Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cherubic From cherub + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: querúbic — of, or relating to a cherub
  • French: chérubique — of, or relating to a cherub
  • Greek: χερουβικός (cherouvikós) — of, or relating to a cherub
  • Italian: cherubico — of, or relating to a cherub
  • Macedonian: херуви́мски (heruvímski) — of, or relating to a cherub
  • Portuguese: querúbico — of, or relating to a cherub
  • Portuguese: querubínico — of, or relating to a cherub
  • Russian: херуви́мский (xeruvímskij) — of, or relating to a cherub
  • Spanish: querúbico — of, or relating to a cherub