patty-cake
nounUK /ˈpæti keɪk/
US /ˈpæti keɪk/
A hand-clapping game that young children play together while singing a rhyme.
The two toddlers laughed as they played patty-cake in the playroom.
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2. A small flat round cake or pastry.
She baked a batch of little patty-cakes for the tea party.
3. A flat round portion of food, such as a hamburger patty or crab cake.
He grilled a beef patty-cake for the sandwich.
4. The traditional rhyme or song sung during the hand-clapping game.
Grandma sang the patty-cake rhyme while clapping with the baby.