grossmotor
adjectiveUK /ˌɡrəʊs ˈməʊtə/
US /ˌɡroʊs ˈmoʊtər/
Gross motor means using the big muscles in your body to do things like run, jump, and throw.
Climbing the stairs is a gross motor skill that toddlers learn.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Relating to the large muscles of the body and the movements they produce.
The therapist assessed the child's gross motor development.
3. In education, describing activities that involve whole-body movement rather than small hand movements.
The preschool schedule includes gross motor play every morning.
4. Used in medicine to distinguish large-muscle function from fine, small-muscle function.
Gross motor milestones include sitting, crawling, and walking.