pattycake
nounUK /ˈpætiˌkeɪk/
US /ˈpætiˌkeɪk/
A hand-clapping game that children play together while singing.
The two little girls sat on the floor and played pattycake.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small flat cake or patty of food, such as a crab cake.
She served tiny pattycakes made of crab at the party.
3. The traditional nursery rhyme sung during the hand-clapping game.
Grandma sang pattycake to the baby before bedtime.
4. A term of endearment for a sweet or cute person, often a child.
Come here, pattycake, and give me a hug.