pat-a-cake
[ pat-uh-keyk ]
noun
a children's game in which a child claps hands alone and with another child while chanting a nursery rhyme.
Origin of pat-a-cake
1First recorded in 1870–75; after the opening words of a rhyme that accompanies such play
- Also patty-cake.
Words Nearby pat-a-cake
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How to use pat-a-cake in a sentence
Just imagine our kiddies in the workhouse school getting a whole pat-a-cake to eat!
From Workhouse to Westminster | George HawEven baby has its "pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake," and is lulled to sleep with visions of a coach and six little ponies.
Trifles for the Christmas Holidays | H. S. ArmstrongBarby stooped to take the little terrier's head between her hands and pat-a-cake it back and forth with an affectionate caress.
Georgina of the Rainbows | Annie Fellows Johnston
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