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Answer for the clue "Like a little angel ", 8 letters:
cherubic

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Word definitions for cherubic in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 of, or relating to a cherub; angelic 2 of, or like a baby; infantile

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cherubic \Che*ru"bic\, Cherubical \Che*ru"bic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to cherubs; angelic. ``The cherubic host.'' --Milton.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, from cherub + -ic . Earlier was cherubical (c.1600).\n

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: angelic , angelical , seraphic , sweet ]

Usage examples of cherubic.

So said, he o're his Scepter bowing, rose From the right hand of Glorie where he sate, And the third sacred Morn began to shine Dawning through Heav'n: forth rush'd with whirlwind sound The Chariot of Paternal Deitie, Flashing thick flames, Wheele within Wheele undrawn, It self instinct with Spirit, but convoyd By four Cherubic shapes, four Faces each Had wondrous, as with Starrs thir bodies all And Wings were set with Eyes, with Eyes the Wheels Of Beril, and careering Fires between.

Cherubic features moulded into a satanic complexion - a desert of flaked, crumbling skin relieved only by oases of dermatitic pimplery : like the scummy death-mask of Troy Donahue, Peter McEnery, or some other noted pretty-boy.

The classical Latin prose raved about his cherubic good looks….

She saw with a flash of intuition that her kything was like a small child’s trying to pick out a melody on the piano with one finger, as against the harmony of a full orchestra, like the cherubic language.

The halfling sat back in his cushioned chair, hands folded behind his head, his cherubic face a mask of contentment, as the prisoners taken from the road south of Bremen were paraded before the councilors.

Her latest project is the size of a bath mat and features the remains of a Hummel figurine, the once cherubic face now reeling in a vortex of shattered coffee mugs.

Five cosmonauts, the tubes of personal rocket-packs curving from their shoulders like the outlines of cherubic wings, were spaced out along the sled's path.

His was a towering intellect concealed within a cherubic face with tousled red hair, an impish smile and a ready sense of humour—as if he were embarrassed by his gifts, even quick to feign mild offence if they were singled out.