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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHERUB

Old English, from Hebrew kěrūbh.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHERUB

cherub  [ˈtʃɛrəb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHERUB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cherub is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHERUB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cherub

Cherub

A cherub, also pl. cherubim, is a winged angelic being who is considered to attend on the Abrahamic God in biblical tradition. The concept is represented in ancient Middle Eastern art as a lion or bull with eagles' wings and a human face, and regarded in traditional Christian angelology as an angel of the second highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. Cherubim are mentioned throughout the Hebrew Bible and once in the New Testament in reference to the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant.

Definition of cherub in the English dictionary

The definition of cherub in the dictionary is a member of the second order of angels, whose distinctive gift is knowledge, often represented as a winged child or winged head of a child. Other definition of cherub is an innocent or sweet child.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHERUB


carob
ˈkærəb
Maghreb
ˈmʌɡrəb
Maghrib
ˈmʌɡrəb
Mozarab
məʊˈzærəb
Pan-Arab
ˈpænˈærəb
scarab
ˈskærəb
Shatt-al-Arab
ˈʃætælˈærəb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHERUB

cherry-like
cherry-pick
cherry-pie
cherry-red
cherrystone
chersonese
Chersonesus Aurea
chert
Chertsey
cherty
cherubic
cherubical
cherubically
cherubim
cherubimic
cherubin
Cherubini
cherublike
chervil
chervonets

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHERUB

back rub
body scrub
canegrub
drub
facial scrub
flowering shrub
friction rub
grub
pub grub
rub
scrub
shrub
subshrub
the rub
the scrub
underscrub
undershrub
witchetty grub

Synonyms and antonyms of cherub in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cherub» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHERUB

Find out the translation of cherub to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cherub from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cherub» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小天使
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

querubín
570 millions of speakers

English

cherub
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करूब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكروب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

херувим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

querubim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বর্গীয় দূত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chérubin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerub
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cherub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ケルビム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kerub
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiên thần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழகிய தேவதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

करडू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

melek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cherubino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cherubin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

херувим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heruvim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγγελούδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gérub
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kerub
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjerub
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cherub

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHERUB»

The term «cherub» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.325 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHERUB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cherub» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cherub» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cherub

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHERUB»

Discover the use of cherub in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cherub and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Recruit
CHERUB agents hack into computers, bug entire houses, and download crucial documents. It is a highly dangerous job. For their safety, these agents DO NOT EXIST. James is the latest CHERUB recruit.
Robert Muchamore, 2014
2
Maximum Security
CHERUB agents are all seventeen and under.
Robert Muchamore, 2014
3
The Sleepwalker
Book 9 of the Cherub Series.
Robert Muchamore, 2008
4
The Killing
CHERUB agents are all seventeen and under.
Robert Muchamore, Sammy Yuen, 2014
5
Class A
When CHERUB kids go undercover, no one suspects that they are trained professionals, working to infiltrate criminal organisations that have eluded MI5 and the police for years.
Robert Muchamore, 2004
6
Shadow Wave
After a tsunami causes massive devastation to a tropical island, its governor sends in the bulldozers to knock down villages, replacing them with luxury hotels.
Robert Muchamore, 2011
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Jamie's Cherub
ISBN #1-4199-0306-3 View other titles by Gail Faulkner Jamie's Cherub Gail Faulkner Jamie's Cherub By Gail Faulkner Jamie MacKelvin is Alpha Prime, king of the shape shifter wolves-and alone.
Gail Faulkner, 2005
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Cherub: The Human Race
African American male as lead character Full Color Illustrations 9 week bible study
Jacqueline Levermore, 2002
9
Man Vs. Beast
When a new radical animal protection group argues that it is right to kill or threaten one human in order to save the lives of many animals, James and the other agents must try to stop the group from completing a violent mission.
Robert Muchamore, 2013
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CHERUB: Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel is the second book in a brand-new CHERUB series from Robert Muchamore.
Robert Muchamore, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHERUB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cherub is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mike Melody, Simon Schneider and Karen Dalmeny do battleover an arts and crafts oak cherub and a 19th-century coral and silver baby's rattle ... «UTV Ireland, Jul 15»
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Vandal jailed after £10000 of damage to Burnham seafront gardens
Other damage included two timber benches being ripped from their ground fixings and thrown into the pool, and the centrepiece cherub in the ... «Burnham-On-Sea, Jul 15»
3
Alberta Ferretti Limited Edition
As befitting a home once owned by the Rothschilds, it is lavishly decorated with cherub paintings, friezes, and gilded moldings that vary greatly ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
4
At Large: Where the Govan Ferry and swans now blithely sail
At the top of Water Row is the restored Aitken Memorial Fountain with a golden cherub affectionately known as the Govan Baby. Perhaps the ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
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Here are the 5 startups we met at Tech in Asia Tour Taipei
(L-R) AppWorks partner Jamie Lin; Tina Cheng, a partner at Cherub Ventures; and Yasuhiro Seo, general manager of IMJ Investment Partners onstage before ... «Tech in Asia, Jul 15»
6
In Florence, Italy, finding beauty despite the crowds
I'd probably go for the cherub, but it faces tough competition from two nearby reliefs — Ghiberti's groundbreaking “Sacrifice of Isaac” and ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Column: GLEN CAMPBELL
I settled into a chair directly across from him — a smiling cherub-like face looking back and seeming to enjoy the interview with a young reporter ... «Mesabi Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Cherub dons Enfield's London Youth Games kit
A water cherub sitting outside the civic centre, in Silver Street, was dressed in the new strip for the competition, in which young sportsmen and ... «Enfield Independent, Jul 15»
9
Street style: SF Pride edition
Chi Chi, Mary Magnum and Mars costumed themselves as a stormtrooper, a goth-inspired drag queen and a tattooed cherub, respectively. «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
10
Sentimental statue stolen from Eldon House
The statue of a male cherub holding a dolphin that shoots water out its snout, worth about $1,000, was taken from a pond outside Eldon House. «London Free Press, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cherub [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cherub>. Apr 2024 ».
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