n.
  (pl. cherubim or cherubs)
 an angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God, conventionally represented as a chubby child with wings.(pl. cherubs)
 a beautiful or innocent-looking child.
 
  Derivative
  
    - cherubic adj.
  - cherubically adv.
 
   
  Etymology
  OE cherubin, ult. (via L. and Gk) from Heb. kĕrūḇ, pl. kĕrūḇīm.