I'm gonna flip it the other way and call anything "toon" in life an avatar:

When I get home, I'm gonna watch Loony Avatars with my kids. After some Bugs Bunny and Daffey Duck, I'll probably put them to bed and watch some Adult Swim on Car-Avatar Network. Maybe if I'm lucky, they'll rerun some old animaniacs or tiny-avatars.

Just kidding - I don't have any kids.