putto

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a painted or sculpted figure of a small, usually naked and often winged boy, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art

   A smiling putto decorates the upper corner of the painting.

Borrowed from Italian putto, meaning 'boy' or a child figure in art, ultimately from Latin putus, 'boy.' The Italian plural putti is widely used in English.

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