PAT-A-CAKE


Meaning of PAT-A-CAKE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: so called from the opening words of the rhyme

: a nursery play in which a child claps his hands to the words of a rhyme in imitation of another's actions

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