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.
