pattycake

See also: patty-cake and patty cake

English

Noun

pattycake (plural pattycakes)

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

pat-a-cake (UK)

Translations

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

Russian: ла́душки (ru) f pl (láduški)

Spanish: arepitas

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