cher·ub /ˈCHerəb/ noun noun: cherub; plural noun: cherubim 1. a winged angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God. It is represented in ancient Middle Eastern art as a lion or bull with eagles' wings and a human face, and regarded in traditional Christian angelology as an angel of the second highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. 2. a representation of a cherub in art, depicted as a chubby, healthy-looking child with wings. A beautiful or innocent-looking child. --------- Your life was never your own.