Cherub

Morpheme

Cherub

Type

free base

Denotation

angel of the second highest order

Etymology

Middle English cherub; Old English cerubin, cerubim, ceruphin, cherubin; Latin cherūbīn, cherūbīm; Ancient Greek kheroubín, kheroubeín, kheroubím; Hebrew k’ruvím

Evidence

cherub, cherubic, cherubical, cherubically, cherubim, cherubimic, cherubimical, cherubism, cherubless, cherublike, cherubs