■ noun ( plural ~im )
1》 ( plural ~im or ~s ) an angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God, conventionally represented as a chubby child with wings.
2》 ( plural ~s ) a beautiful or innocent-looking child.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~ically adverb
Origin
OE ~in , ult. (via L. and Gk) from Heb. kĕrū ḇ , plural kĕrū ḇ īm .