See Also: patter 2, noun(dictionary)
patter(dictionary)
patter(medicine)
Patter(money)
patter(2)(dictionary)
patter(1)(dictionary)
pitter-patter(dictionary)
Patter - Poker(gambling)
patter 1, verb(dictionary)
pitter-patter(dictionary)

patter 2, noun (oh)



2 n
[Sense: 1,3; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: PATTER1]
[Sense: 2; Date: 1700-1800; Origin: paternoster name of a Christian prayer (9-21 centuries)]
[singular] the sound made by something as it keeps hitting a surface lightly and quickly
patter of
::the patter of footsteps
::the pitter patter of raindrops
[singular, U] fast, continuous, and usually amusing talk, used by someone telling jokes or trying to sell something
::It's difficult to look at the cars without getting the sales patter .
the patter of tiny feet
used humorously to mean that someone is going to have a baby
::Are we going to hear the patter of tiny feet?