darling

Who acts: Darling, you, Goodnight, that, She, lady · What happens: be, love, come, favour, mean, call · To what, where: loving word, darling, person, anyone, you, everyone darling · Speech: someone speaks here

«darling» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: darling in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Darling is a loving word for someone you love: «Come here, darling.».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Darling	darling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 word	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 word	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 word	det
4	loving	loving	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 word	amod
5	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 someone	case
7	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 word	nmod
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 love	nsubj
9	love	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 someone	acl:relcl
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 Come	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 Come	punct
12	Come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 word	parataxis
13	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 Come	advmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 darling	punct
15	darling	darling	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 Come	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 Come	punct
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 Come	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Darling	a loving word		for someone	tree rules
2	love	present	you				vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer
3	come in a quote	infinitive		darling	here		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

A darling is a person who is very loved or favoured: the darling of the crowd.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 darling	det
2	darling	darling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 loved	nsubj:pass
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 loved	aux:pass
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 loved	advmod
9	loved	love	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 person	acl:relcl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 favoured	cc
11	favoured	favour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 loved	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 darling	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 darling	det
14	darling	darling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	nmod
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 crowd	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 crowd	det
17	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 darling	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a darling	a person	the darling of the crowd nmod	tree rules
2	love	present · passive		a person		vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus
3	favour	participle				tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Darling can mean very sweet or lovely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Darling	darling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 sweet	advmod
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	ccomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 lovely	cc
7	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sweet	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Darling						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

What a darling little puppy!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	DET	PronType=Int	5 puppy	det
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 puppy	det
3	darling	darling	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 puppy	amod
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 puppy	amod
5	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 puppy	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Some people, often older, call anyone «darling» to be friendly.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 people	det
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 older	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 older	punct
4	often	often	ADV	_	5 older	advmod
5	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 call	punct
7	call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 older	parataxis
8	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 call	obj
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 darling	punct
10	darling	darling	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 anyone	appos
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 darling	punct
12	to	to	PART	_	14 friendly	mark
13	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	14 friendly	cop
14	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 call	advcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 older	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	infinitive			anyone				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient
2	is	to-infinitive						friendly property	tree rules

Example 1

Goodnight, darling, sleep well.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Goodnight	Goodnight	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sleep	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 darling	punct
3	darling	darling	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Goodnight	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Goodnight	punct
5	sleep	sleep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 sleep	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sleep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sleep	infinitive	Goodnight					well property	vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Thank you, darling, that's very kind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	1 Thank	obj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 darling	punct
4	darling	darling	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thank	vocative
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 kind	punct
6	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 kind	nsubj
7	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 kind	cop
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 kind	advmod
9	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Thank	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thank	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	thank speech: thank	present			you			darling vocative	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
2	is	present	that					kind property	tree rules

Example 3

What a darling little kitten!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	DET	PronType=Int	5 kitten	det
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 kitten	det
3	darling	darling	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 kitten	amod
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 kitten	amod
5	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 kitten	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

She was the darling of the whole school.

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	4 darling	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 darling	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 darling	det
4	darling	darling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 school	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 school	det
7	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 school	amod
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 darling	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 darling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	She	the darling				of the whole school	tree rules

Example 5

«Mind how you go, darling,» said the lady at the till.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Mind	punct
2	Mind	mind	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 said	ccomp
3	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	5 go	advmod
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 go	nsubj
5	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Mind	advcl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 darling	punct
7	darling	darling	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 go	advcl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 go	punct
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Mind	punct
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 lady	det
12	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
13	at	at	ADP	_	15 till	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 till	det
15	till	till	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lady	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	mind in a quote	infinitive		vn care-88.1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	go in a quote	present	you	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	say speech: assert	past	the lady at the till	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 6

Grandma calls everyone darling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 calls	nsubj
2	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	4 darling	compound
4	darling	darling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 calls	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 calls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	Grandma	everyone darling					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent darling=Recipient

Example 7

"How darling and beautiful you are!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 darling	punct
2	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	3 darling	advmod
3	darling	darling	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 beautiful	cc
5	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 darling	conj
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 darling	nsubj
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 darling	cop
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 darling	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 darling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	you					darling property	tree rules
2	be in a quote		you not said here						tree rules

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