cartoon
n. countablen. a drawing that tells a funny story or makes a joke. It can also be a movie or television show made from many drawings that seem to move.
n. a humorous drawing in a newspaper or magazine, often accompanied by a caption; alternatively, a motion picture using animation techniques to create an illusion of movement.
The children watch a cartoon every Saturday morning.
The political cartoon in the morning paper used a giant elephant to represent the government's slow response.
While early animation was often dismissed as simple entertainment for children, the modern cartoon has evolved into a sophisticated medium for social satire and complex storytelling.
In British English first, from French carton (“sketch, cardboard, card”), from Italian cartone (“cardboard, carton, box”), augmentative of carta (“paper”), from Latin carta (“papyrus, paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs) (see there for further etymology). Doublet of carton and card.