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(in art 艺术 a type of angel, shown as a small, fat, usually male child with wings 小天使（常被绘为有翅膀的胖男孩） carvings of Madonnas and cherubs 圣母像和小天使的雕刻
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a pretty child; a child who behaves well 可爱的小孩；乖小孩 I was quite a good student—no cherub, but no devil either. 我是个相当好的学生——没有小天使，但也没有魔鬼。
Word OriginOld English cherubin, ultimately (via Latin and Greek) from Hebrew kěrūb̲, plural kěrūb̲īm. A rabbinic folk etymology, which explains the Hebrew singular form as representing Aramaic kě-rab̲yā ‘like a child’, led to the representation of the cherub as a child.