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pat-a-cake
Definitions
1
noun
A
traditional
children's
clapping
game
and
nursery
rhyme
where
two
players
clap
their
hands
together
in
a
pattern
while
reciting
a
rhyme
.
The
children
played
pat-a-cake
in
the
schoolyard
during
recess
.
She
taught
her
little
brother
how
to
play
pat-a-cake
.
They
sang
the
pat-a-cake
rhyme
while
clapping
their
hands
.
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English
Originally meant
A simple clapping game for children
Background
The rhyme 'Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man' is one of the oldest English nursery rhymes, first appearing in print in 1698. It has been a popular children's game for centuries, often played to teach rhythm and coordination.