cupid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
    Amor.
  2. noun a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow

WordNet

Cu"pid noun
Etymology
L.Cupido, fr. cupido desire, desire of love, fr. cupidus. See Cupidity.
Definitions
  1. (Rom. Myth.) The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow.
    Pretty dimpled boys, like smiling cupids. Shak.

Webster 1913