Real Dictionary

cartoon
countable noun: A cartoon is a humorous drawing or series of drawings in a newspaper or magazine.

cartoon in American English
a drawing, as in a newspaper, caricaturing or symbolizing, often satirically, some event, situation, or person of topical interest
to draw a cartoon of
adjective: resembling a cartoon or caricature
intransitive verb: to draw cartoons
noun: a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest
transitive verb: to represent by a cartoon

cartoon in British English
noun: a humorous or satirical drawing, esp one in a newspaper or magazine, concerning a topical event