pat-a-cake
noun
ˈpa-də-ˌkāk 
ˈpat-ə-
variant of patty-cake
: a game in which two participants (such as mother and child) clap their hands together to the rhythm of an accompanying nursery rhyme
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By 12 months, the child does not play simple interactive games like pat-a-cake.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2025
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