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pattycake

/ˈpætikeɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
pat-ty-cake
IPA
/ˈpætikeɪk/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A children's game in which two people alternately clap their own and each other's hands, often to the accompaniment of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man".

Uncountable

noun

A childish or time-wasting activity.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpætikeɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pat-a-cake (alternative) patacake (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pattycake?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpætikeɪk/.
What does pattycake mean?
A children's game in which two people alternately clap their own and each other's hands, often to the accompaniment of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man".

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