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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Putto"

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Word	Definition
cherubnoun	In later texts changed to a winged baby; in artistic depictions sometimes a baby's head with wings but no body.
cherubimnoun	A cherub.
cherubinnoun	A surname.
cupidnoun	(Roman mythology) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
amorinonoun	(art) A cupid (a putto, commonly with bow and arrow, representing love).
erosnoun	Physical love; sexual desire.
anthropomorphnoun	An anthropomorphic character.
christnoun	(Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy.
puernoun	(chiefly historical) Dung (of dogs, fowls, etc) used in tanning, after applying lime, to soften skins.
pucknoun	(ice hockey) A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game.
paniscnoun	The god Pan, represented as a satyr.
godlingnoun	A minor divinity, a local or inferior god
gnomenoun	(mythology, fantasy) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature and games, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually smaller than dwarves and more focused on engineering than mining.
santonoun	(art) A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.
angelnoun	An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
pegasusnoun	(Greek mythology) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.
pietànoun	A sculpture or painting of the Virgin Mary holding and mourning the dead body of Jesus.
priapusnoun	A representation of a phallus.
puer aeternusnoun	(psychology) An archetype of eternal youth.
statuenoun	A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.