pat-a-cake

noun

ˈpa-də-ˌkāk How to pronounce pat-a-cake (audio)
ˈpat-ə-

variant of patty-cake

: a game in which two participants (such as mother and child) clap their hands together to the rhythm of an accompanying nursery rhyme

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“Pat-a-cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pat-a-cake. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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