cherubically

noun pl. cherubs -·ubs, cherubim -·u·bim′ (-yo̵̅o̅ bim′, -ə bim′), cherubims -·u·bims′

1. Bible one of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of God or act as guardian spirits: Ezek. 10
2. Christian Theol. any of the second order of angels, usually ranked just below the seraphim
3. a representation of one of the cherubim as, in early art, a winged angel clothed in red or, later, a chubby, rosy-faced child with wings
4. a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, innocent face

Etymology: ME < OE ceruphin < LL(Ec) cherub < Heb kerūbh < Akkadian karūbu, gracious < karābu, to bless