四よつ這ばい

noun

crawling on all fours; being on hands and knees

Describes the posture or action of being on hands and knees, often used for babies or when moving low to the ground. Related to 四つん這い (よつんばい).

See also: 四つん這い

• 赤あかちゃんが四よつ這ばいで部屋へやの中なかを動うごき回まわっている。

  The baby is crawling around the room on all fours.

• 彼かれは四よつ這ばいになって床ゆかに落おちたコンタクトレンズを探さがした。

  He got down on his hands and knees and searched for the contact lens that had fallen on the floor.