patty-cake

patty-cake Definition

patty-cake (pat′ē kāk′)

noun

the opening words of a nursery rhyme
a game played by clapping the hands in rhythm to this rhyme

Etymology: < earlier sp. pat-a-cake

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‹ patter song
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