pattycake

See also: patty-cake and patty cake

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EnglishEdit

NounEdit

pattycake ‎(plural pattycakes)

1. (games) A children's game in which two people alternately clap their own and each other's hands.

SynonymsEdit

• pat-a-cake (UK)

TranslationsEdit

children's game in which two people alternately clap their own and each other's hands

• Russian: ла́душки (ru) f pl ‎(láduški)

• Spanish: arepitas

Usage notesEdit

• In the UK it is often accompanied by the nursery rhyme Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man.