cherub

Definitions of cherub
  1. noun
    an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
  2. noun
    a sweet innocent baby
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    type of:
    baby, boreling, bébé, infant, jonggeborene, kindje, kleine, kleintje, kleuter, pasgeborene, zuigeling
    a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
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