babe vs cherub

babe and cherub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
babe	Yes	No	No	No
cherub	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cherub is a hyponym of babe; that is, cherub is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than babe:

babe: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
cherub: a sweet innocent baby

babe (noun)	cherub (noun)
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk	an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
	a sweet innocent baby