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Cherub vs Nymphet - What's the difference?

cherub | nymphet |

As nouns the difference between cherub and nymphet

is that cherub is a winged creature represented over 90 times in the Bible as attending on God, later seen as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim. First mention is in while nymphet is a small nymph.

cherub

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A winged creature represented over 90 times in the Bible as attending on God, later seen as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim. First mention is in Genesis 3:24
  • A statue or other depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child.
  • (figuratively) A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly innocent or angelic.

    • Derived terms

    * cherubic

    Synonyms

    * (winged child) cupid, putto, amoretto * (innocent or angelic person) angel, innocent

    nymphet

    English

    Alternative forms

    * nymphette

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A small nymph.
  • * 1612 (Michael Drayton), (Poly-Olbion) I. xi. Argt. 171:
  • *:Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere.
  • A sexually attractive girl or young woman.

    • Usage notes

    More common than the alternative spelling nymphette, which uses the more standard feminine suffix .

    Synonyms

    * jailbait, lolita, nymph

    References

    * The changing English language, Brian Foster, 1968, pp. 185–186 – on spelling nymphet versus nymphette