Patty-cake Definition
pătē-kāk
noun
The opening words of a nursery rhyme.
Webster's New World
A game played by clapping the hands in rhythm to this rhyme.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of patty cake.
Wiktionary
Origin of Patty-cake
Alteration of pat-a-cake the first words of the nursery rhyme accompanying the game
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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