locomote

verb

Definition of locomotenext
as in to move
to change one's position most babies begin to locomote—by crawling—when they are seven to ten months old

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“Locomote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomote. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.

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