querubin

I knew that they were the cherubim. --Ezek. x. 20. [1913 Webster]

He rode upon a cherub and did fly. --Ps. xviii. 10.
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2. A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and
Temple. --Ez. xxv. 18.
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3. One of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to
denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see
{Seraph}), and in later art the children s heads with
wings are generally called cherubs.
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4. A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English