fine-motor
adjectiveUK /ˌfaɪn ˈməʊtə/
US /ˌfaɪn ˈmoʊtər/
Fine-motor means using the small muscles in your hands and fingers to do careful things.
Cutting with scissors is a fine-motor skill that kids learn at school.
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2. Relating to small, precise movements of the hands and fingers.
The teacher planned fine-motor activities like threading beads.
3. Describing skills that need careful control of small muscles.
Buttoning a shirt is a fine-motor task for a toddler.
4. Connected to the body's small muscle groups rather than large ones.
Fine-motor development helps children write neatly.