Pronunciation: ˌ ri ŋ - ə - ˌ rau ̇ n(d)- th ə - ' r ō -z ē
Variant: also ring-around-a-rosy \ - ˌ rau ̇ n-d ə - \
Function: noun
Date: 1878
: a children's singing game in which players dance around in a circle and at a given signal drop to the ground ― called also ring-a-rosy \ ˌ ri ŋ - ə - ' r ō -z ē \