Definition 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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Origin and Etymology of patty-cake
from the opening words of the rhyme
PATTY-CAKE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of patty-cake for English Language Learners
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: a children's game in which two people lightly hit their hands together while singing a short poem (called a nursery rhyme)
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