cherubim

Etymology

Hebrew כרֻבִים (keruvím), from כְּרוּב (kerúv) + ־ים (-im) masculine plural suffix.

noun

1. plural of cherub
   Coordinate term: seraphim
   The kennels occupied a long brick building designed to resemble the palace in miniature. Inside, the walls were painted with murals of dogs frolicking in the woods and giving chase to a frightened fox while chubby canine cherubim smiled down at them. 2010, Pseudonymous Bosch [pseudonym; Raphael Simon], “The Royal Kennels”, in This Isn’t What It Looks Like (The Secret Series; 4), New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company; republished London: Usborne, 2014

noun

1. A cherub.
   Again, if we put the two cherubims on each side but still on the lid, the size of the Ark doesn't allow enough space for a King, […] 2014, Rebecca Tourniaire, King of the Ark, page 44