— cherubic /cheuh rooh"bik/ , cherubical , adj. — cherubically , adv. — cherublike , adj.
/cher"euhb/ , n. , pl. cherubs for 3, 4; cherubim /cher"euh bim, -yoo bim/ for 1, 2.
1. a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
2. Theol. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings.
3. a beautiful or innocent person, esp. a child.
4. a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face.
[ bef. 900; ME karubh; r. ME cherubin, OE c ( h ) erubin, cerubim (all sing.) cherubim karubhim (pl.) ]