gross-motor
adjectiveUK /ˌɡrəʊs ˈməʊtə/
US /ˌɡroʊs ˈmoʊtər/
Gross-motor means using the big muscles in your body to move around.
Running, jumping, and throwing a ball are all gross-motor skills.
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2. Relating to the large muscles of the body and the movements they produce.
The teacher planned gross-motor activities like hopping and skipping.
3. In child development, describing physical skills that involve the whole body.
Crawling is an early gross-motor milestone for babies.
4. Used to describe therapy or exercise that targets large body movements.
The therapist used gross-motor games to help him build strength.