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- US Pronunciation
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- [pat ey keyk]
- /pæt eɪ keɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pat ey keyk]
- /pæt eɪ keɪk/
Definition of pat-a-cake word
- noun pat-a-cake a children's game in which a child claps hands alone and with another child while chanting a nursery rhyme. 1
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Origin of pat-a-cake
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; after the opening words of a rhyme that accompanies such play
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Parts of speech for Pat-a-cake
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pat-a-cake popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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