childish Who acts: behaviour, Childish, you, It, jokes, we · What happens: be, mean, belong, stop, say, hide · To what, where: Childish older person, pencil case, note, childish handwriting, names · Speech: someone speaks here
«childish» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: childish in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Childish describes an older person or their behaviour when it is silly or immature, like a small child's — usually as a criticism.
The tree, 23 words amod cop det amod cc nmod:poss conj mark nsubj cop acl cc conj punct mark det amod nmod:poss case punct advmod case det conj punct root Childish ADJ describes VERB an DET older ADJ person NOUN or CCONJ their PRON behaviour NOUN when SCONJ it PRON is AUX silly ADJ or CCONJ immature ADJ , PUNCT like SCONJ a DET small ADJ child NOUN 's PART — PUNCT usually ADV as ADP a DET criticism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Childish childish ADJ Degree=Pos 5 person amod 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 4 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 person amod 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 behaviour cc 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 behaviour nmod:poss 8 behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 9 when when SCONJ _ 12 silly mark 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 silly nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 silly cop 12 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 person acl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 immature cc 14 immature immature ADJ Degree=Pos 12 silly conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 25 criticism punct 16 like like SCONJ _ 25 criticism mark 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 child det 18 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 19 child amod 19 child child NOUN Number=Sing 25 criticism nmod:poss 20 's 's PART _ 19 child case 21 — - PUNCT _ 25 criticism punct 22 usually usually ADV _ 25 criticism advmod 23 as as ADP _ 25 criticism case 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 criticism det 25 criticism criticism NOUN Number=Sing 12 silly conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a Childish older person or person's behaviour tree rules 2 is present behaviour silly property tree rules 3 be behaviour not said here tree rules
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Childish means belonging to or like a child: «childish handwriting».
nsubj xcomp case cc case det obl punct punct amod appos punct punct root Childish ADJ means VERB belonging VERB to ADP or CCONJ like ADP a DET child NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT childish ADJ handwriting NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Childish childish ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 belonging belong VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 to to ADP _ 8 child case 5 or or CCONJ _ 8 child cc 6 like like ADP _ 8 child case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 child det 8 child child NOUN Number=Sing 3 belonging obl 9 : : PUNCT _ 12 handwriting punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 12 handwriting punct 11 childish childish ADJ Degree=Pos 12 handwriting amod 12 handwriting handwriting NOUN Number=Sing 8 child appos 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 handwriting punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Childish vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 belong not said to happen gerund Childish not said here to a child vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Stop being so childish and say sorry.
cop advmod xcomp cc conj xcomp punct root Stop VERB being AUX so ADV childish ADJ and CCONJ say VERB sorry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 childish cop 3 so so ADV _ 4 childish advmod 4 childish childish ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Stop xcomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 say cc 6 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Stop conj 7 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 6 say xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 is gerund you not said here childish property tree rules 3 say speech: apologize infinitive you not said here sorry property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 2 It was childish to hide his pencil case.
nsubj cop mark advcl nmod:poss compound obj punct root It PRON was AUX childish ADJ to PART hide VERB his PRON pencil NOUN case NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 childish nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 childish cop 3 childish childish ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 hide mark 5 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 childish advcl 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 case nmod:poss 7 pencil pencil NOUN Number=Sing 8 case compound 8 case case NOUN Number=Sing 5 hide obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 childish punct
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1 is past It childish property tree rules 2 hide to-infinitive his pencil case vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Patient
Example 3 The note was written in childish handwriting.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET note NOUN was AUX written VERB in ADP childish ADJ handwriting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 note det 2 note note NOUN Number=Sing 4 written nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 written aux:pass 4 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 handwriting case 6 childish childish ADJ Degree=Pos 7 handwriting amod 7 handwriting handwriting NOUN Number=Sing 4 written obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 written punct
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1 write past · passive the note childish handwriting vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in handwriting=Destination
Example 4 Dad's jokes are a bit childish, but we laugh.
nmod:poss case nsubj cop det obl:unmarked punct cc nsubj conj punct root Dad NOUN 's PART jokes NOUN are AUX a DET bit NOUN childish ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ we PRON laugh VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 jokes nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Dad case 3 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 7 childish nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 childish cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bit det 6 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 7 childish obl:unmarked 7 childish childish ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 laugh punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 11 laugh cc 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 laugh nsubj 11 laugh laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 childish conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 childish punct
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1 is present Dad's jokes a bit obl:unmarked ; childish property tree rules 2 laugh present we vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 joke Dad nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Calling names is childish.
csubj obj cop punct root Calling VERB names NOUN is AUX childish ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Calling call VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 childish csubj 2 names name NOUN Number=Plur 1 Calling obj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 childish cop 4 childish childish ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 childish punct
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1 call gerund names vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient 2 is present Calling childish property tree rules
Example 6 She thought the cartoon was too childish for her.
nsubj det nsubj cop advmod ccomp case obl punct root She PRON thought VERB the DET cartoon NOUN was AUX too ADV childish ADJ for ADP her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 thought nsubj 2 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cartoon det 4 cartoon cartoon NOUN Number=Sing 7 childish nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 childish cop 6 too too ADV _ 7 childish advmod 7 childish childish ADJ Degree=Pos 2 thought ccomp 8 for for ADP _ 9 her case 9 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 childish obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 thought punct
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1 think speech: other past She vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is past the cartoon for her = she ; childish property tree rules
Example 7 His games, too, were quite different; they were not so childish.
The tree, 11 words nmod:poss nsubj punct advmod punct cop advmod punct nsubj cop advmod advmod conj punct root His PRON games NOUN , PUNCT too ADV , PUNCT were AUX quite ADV different ADJ ; PUNCT they PRON were AUX not PART so ADV childish ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 games nmod:poss 2 games game NOUN Number=Plur 8 different nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 games punct 4 too too ADV _ 2 games advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 games punct 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 different cop 7 quite quite ADV _ 8 different advmod 8 different different ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 childish punct 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 childish nsubj 11 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 childish cop 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 childish advmod 13 so so ADV _ 14 childish advmod 14 childish childish ADJ Degree=Pos 8 different conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 different punct
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1 is past His games different property tree rules 2 not is past games = game childish property tree rules
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